Bahrain light rail study set to officially begin
A feasibility study for Bahrain light rail transport network will be conducted by the end of the second half of […]
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Azerbaijan could place a new order for diesel locomotives from Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan Railways intends to order at least 10 diesel locomotives from Kazakhstan Railways, according to Azerbaijan Railways Chairman Djavid Gurbanov. […]
Kazakhstan: Pavlodar city to purchase new tram cars
EBRD will provide financing for the modernization tramway system project in Pavlodar, a major city in the north-east of Kazakhstan. […]
Denmark: Banedanmark chooses the contractor for the electrification project
After the evaluation and negotiations with the four consortia prequalified for the electrification of the Danish railway, Banedanmark is negotiating […]
JR East announced international tender for new-type electric-diesel railcars
JR East has announced a new international tender for the procurement of 63 new-type electric-diesel railcars for the Niigata and […]
European- Japanese railway markets still limited in volume
On 21 May in Brussels took place the third meeting of the EU-Japan Industrial Dialogue on Railways, organised by the […]
Key commuter rail services transfer to Transport for London
On Sunday 31 May, services currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, between Liverpool Street station and Enfield Town, Cheshunt (via […]
Authorities okay Cargo Slovakia’s sale of wagons
The Slovakian Antimonopoly Office approved the last documents necessary for completing the sale of wagons by state-run railway freight carrier […]
CFR SA, not being compliant with competition rules
„In the most recent tender procedures organised by the Romanian railway infrastructure manager – CFR SA for rehabilitation works on […]
Estonia: Elron to buy new trains
Railway passenger transport operator Elron (Estonia) intentds to buy several five-railcar trains until 2018. The trains’ acquisition value is estimated […]