Hector Rail acquired locomotives from DB Schenker
Hector Rail has purchased 10 six axle locomotives from DB Schenker (DB Class 151). The locomotives were built in 1972-1978 […]
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Rail shuttle Netherlands-Poland explored
A group of Dutch companies, in partnership with government departments, aims to develop an intermodal rail service to the Southern […]
Ukraine: cargo rail transport tariffs could be increased
The indexation of tariffs for cargo transportation by rail on the territory of Ukraine in 2016 depends on the decision […]
Slovenia: new company to manage Koper-Divača rail project
The Slovenian government decided to establish a special company which will manage the construction and operation of the planned second […]
Sofia: new tender for subway construction works
Metropolitan, the state-owned operator of Sofia’s subway, opened a 45 million lev (23 million euros) tender for the construction of […]
European Commission signs EUR 12.7 billion CEF grant agreements
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) signed the final grant agreements for the last batch of Connecting Europe Facility […]
Samsun – Kalın railway modernization will be completed in 2017
Modernization works for this railway line began in September 2015. Turkish Railways (TCDD) announced that the line will enter service […]
CFR Calatori buys new EMUs
For 2016 from the State budget, through the Ministry of Transport, RON100 million (EUR 22 million) are provided for CFR […]
London Overground boosts capacity
Work to lengthen London Overground trains from four carriages to five has been completed, increasing passenger capacity by 25%. The […]
Czech Railways sees decrease in accidents at rail crossings
Last year, only 164 accidents at railway crossings were recorded on the Czech railway network, which is the lowest figure […]