Chinese rail companies sign contract in Tanzania
Tanzania has awarded rail contracts worth USD 9bn to a consortium of Chinese firms led by China Railway Materials (CRM), […]
Infrastructure
Jordan: EBRD is seeking a consultant for Amman Queen Alia Light Rail Project
Jordan Ministry of Transport has expressed an interest in obtaining support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) […]
Union Pacific: USD 137 million for modernization of railway infrastructure in California
Union Pacific plans to invest about USD 137 million in 2015 to for California’s railway infrastructure. Union Pacific’s planned investment […]
Czech Railways to upgrade oldest railway bridge in Prague
Prague’s oldest railway bridge, the Negrelli Viaduct, is to undergo renovation, Radio Prague reports. The mid-19th century structure runs over […]
Tunneling completed for Crossrail
Bechtel and Crossrail have completed tunneling on Europe’s largest engineering project. “One of the biggest challenges on this project was […]
China: over 300 passenger stations to receive internet access
Ruckus Wireless has formed a partnership with Smartac Group Holdings to build Wi-Fi networks using Ruckus Wireless equipment in more […]
China, interested in building Hunchun-Vladivostok HSR
The government of the Chinese province of Jilin has proposed to construct a high-speed railway between Hunchun (on the China-Russia […]
Scotland: Borders Railway could be extended beyond Tweedbank
Transport officials from the Scottish government have held talks on the possibility of extending the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank station, […]
China approves £26bn for rail projects
China has approved the construction of six railways stretching more than 1,000 km and likely to cost about 250bn yuan […]
Vietnam: north-south express railway project to be revised
Transport Minister Dinh La Thang has asked its subordinated agencies to revise the plan for the construction of a north-south […]