RZD purchased 597 locomotives in 2018
In 2018, Russian Railways purchased 597 locomotives, investing RUB 79.3 billion (almost USD 1.2 billion). The company acquired 348 electric […]
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Shift2Rail 2019 Call for Proposals opened
Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) has launched the 2019 Call for Proposals for Research & Innovation activities with a budget […]
Taiwan orders 50 EMUs from Hitachi
Taiwan Railways Administration awarded Taiwan Hitachi Asia Pacific, Hitachi’s Taiwan subsidiary, a EUR 1.3 billion (JPY 160 billion) contract for […]
Sydney’s Metro Northwest completes its first full test
Driverless metro train has completed its first journey along the entire length of Sydney’s new Metro Northwest railway line, on […]
Senegal inaugurates Dakar – Diamniadio line
On January 14, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, officially launched the railway services on the 36-km Dakar – Diamniadio […]
Sofia metro network to be extended
Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Rosen Jeliazkov, announced that in the next programming period, European funds through the Operational Program “Transport […]
Bucharest Municipality suspended the tender for the procurement of 100 new trams
Romanian National Council for the Resolution of Complaints (CNSC) has admitted the complaint advanced by a rolling stock manufacturer against […]
Romanian Railway Reform Authority to launch first tender for procurement of electric units
20 new electric units will be procured in the first phase at an estimated cost of EUR 120 million. The […]
EUR 745 million for two rail stations in Poland
Poland’s infrastructure manager PKP PLK and the Centre for EU Transport Projects signed a EUR 745 million (PLN 3.2 billion) […]
Hydrogen train design for the UK unveiled
Alstom and Eversholt Rail unveiled the design of new hydrogen train for the UK market, called ‘Breeze’. The train will […]