Victorian Government launched Rolling Stock Strategy
Victorian Government launched the rolling stock strategy (Trains, Trams, Jobs 2015-2025 – Victorian Rolling Stock Strategy) which sets the ten-year […]
2015
Railway sector in Vietnam opens to private investors
The Vietnamese railway sector has opened its doors for private sector investment, in line with the air transport and the […]
Sweden: Lund light rail system to be included in funding bid
Work on a proposed light rail system for the Swedish city of Lund could get underway this year after being […]
China and Kazakhstan to start China – Turkey container train
President of Kazakh Railways, Askar Mamin, had a meeting with a delegation of Chongqing (China), headed by deputy head of […]
Spain and Egypt study possibility of high speed rail development
The Minister for Transport of Egypt, Hani Sayed Mohamed Dahi, and Spain’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness, Luis de […]
Australia: three consortia short-listed to design and construct Forrestfield-Airport Link
Three consortia have been shortlisted to go to the next stage of the tender process to design and construct the […]
Lithuania‘s goal: bridge Asia and Europe in terms of transport and logistics
“The development of trans-European transport network is significant to Lithuania. Our ambition is to develop a Euro-Asian transport network of […]
Vectron authorization tests in Bulgaria
In April, Siemens’ Vectron electric locomotive was sent to Bulgaria to undergo authorization tests. The tests were carried out near […]
Rail Baltica will be allocated 85% of financing if the project meets conditions
During the 3rd ASEM transport ministers’ meeting in Riga, European Transportation Commissioner Violeta Bulc said that the Rail Baltica high-speed […]
EC asks Czech Rep. to fully transpose EU rules on rail safety
The European Commission has asked the Czech Republic to fully transpose EU rules on railway safety (Directive 2004/49/EC). These rules […]