First contract awarded for Botany Rail Line upgrade
Austrian-based Rhomberg Rail has been awarded the first construction contract for Stage 3 of the A$75 million (USD 54.5 million) […]
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Best UK Domestic Train Service award goes to Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains has been voted the Best UK Domestic Train Service at the Business Traveller Awards 2015. Regarded as the […]
National Training Academy for Rail opened in UK
UK Rail Minister Claire Perry has opened on 20 October 2015 a new National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) in […]
Amtrak introduces Wi-Fi on Auto Train
AmtrakConnect cellular-based Wi-Fi service is now available to all passengers on Auto Train as part of Amtrak’s ongoing effort to […]
TfL to implement IVU’s Content Management System for passenger information
TfL has chosen a digital Content Management System (CMS) from IVU Traffic Technologies for a pilot installation, transforming the passenger […]
Slovakia: EC to fund tram acquisition in Košice
The European Commission approved a project worth EUR 47.8 million, with EUR 38.6 million coming from the Cohesion Fund, for […]
South Korea to bid for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail
South Korea has signalled its interest in bidding for said project according to deputy transport minister, Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi. […]
Keolis eyes Gulf for rail-operating projects
Keolis, the unit of state railways SNCF, is bidding to operate metro and light-rail services in Gulf countries that are […]
Isfahan inaugurates first metro line
Isfahan became the fifth Iranian city to open an urban rail network. According to Iranian media, the first phase of […]
Kazakhstan’s rail plant to supply products to Azerbaijan and neighbouring countries
Aktobe rail and structural steel plant in Kazakhstan has signed memorandums of cooperation with the national railway companies of Azerbaijan, […]