OEVRZ starts production of underground battery-operated locomotives
Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant (OEVRZ) has started production of underground battery-operated locomotives with asynchronous traction drive (81-581.4) designed […]
May 2016
RZD not to be privatized in 2016
RZD will not be privatized this year, Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukayev announced, TASS reports. “No [decision on Russian […]
Buckeye Mountain selects Janam rail RFID tag reading solution
Janam Technologies LLC and Buckeye Mountain announced that Janam’s XM2-RFID for Rail mobile computer is a recommended mobile computing hardware […]
Greenbrier enters capital of railcar castings company Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire a 19.5% ownership stake in Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro for USD […]
Sweden: NCC to build Central Station
The Swedish Transport Administration has commissioned NCC to construct the significant Central Station phase of the West Link project. The […]
Romania: Cluj to launch tender on tram acquisition
Cluj Public Transport Company (CTP), Romania, will receive a EBRD loan to procure rolling stock aiming at upgrading the company […]
UP to invest USD 54 million in Missouri
Union Pacific plans to invest USD 54 million in 2016 to improve Missouri’s railway infrastructure. Under the company’s program, USD […]
Bangkok orders 22 metro trains
Siemens- Bozankaya consortium will supply Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTSC) 22 four-unit metro trains. In addition, Siemens will […]
Rail’s share of EU freight has declined since 2011
According to a new European Court of Auditors report, ‘despite the European Commission’s objective of shifting freight from road to […]
MÁV plans Budapest railway ring
Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV is planning to spend HUF 6-7 billion (EUR 19 – 22 million) on linking some […]