Durmazlar to supply new LRVs and trams to Bursa
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality and Durmazlar signed the contract for the supply of new 60 LRVs and 12 trams. Durmazlar was […]
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Taichung’s elevated railway to be in service by year end
A 21.7km elevated railway project being built in Taichung City (Taiwan) is expected to be in service by the end […]
Bergen light rail wins transport design prize
Bergen Light Rail won this year’s prize for transport design. This is the first rail system in Norway designed in […]
OSIRIS research project helps deliver 10% energy savings for rail operators
The three-year OSIRIS rail research project designed a modular duty cycle system to suit the needs of urban operators (modelled […]
Tver Carriage Works tests new Ivolga EMU
The new Ivolga EMU EG2Tv is in trial phase at Russian Institute of Research, Design and Technological Studies for Railway […]
India: RuPay pre-paid debit cards available for railway tickets
Railway passengers in the country can now book their tickets, do shopping and pay service bills using RuPay pre-paid cards, […]
SNCF extends NFC train tickets
French railway operator SNCF has expanded availability of its NFC ticketing service to include the Alsace, Aquitaine, Haute-Normandie, Lorraine and […]
Alpine states sign declaration to promote sustainable transport in the region
On 19 and 20 March 2015, European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, met in Innsbruck with the Transport Ministers of […]
China to create the world’s first hydrogen powered tram
Liang Jianying, chief engineer of Sifang Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation (CSR), said the new tram […]