Italy minister opposed to railway privatisation
Italy’s minister of Transport Graziano Delrio said he was opposed to a privatisation of the railway network, adding there was […]
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Russian Deputy Transport Minister appointed head of RZD
Russian Deputy Transport Minister Oleg Belozerov has replaced Vladimir Yakunin as head of Russian Railways, ITAR TASS news agency reported […]
Deutsche Bahn and UNIFE sign MoU on IRIS
Deutsche Bahn and UNIFE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Cooperation with DB for Infrastructure, Services and Technology on […]
Polish train operators’ income still plagued by fare dodgers
According to data gathered by the Economic Information Bureau (KRD), despite a sharp drop in train travellers in recent years, […]
RZD proposes draft strategy on heavy-haul operations
RZD revised its heavy-haul operations strategy and the document outlining it has been forwarded to the Ministry of Transport for […]
Ukraine targets Eastern markets for its freight cars
The Ukrainian Government is searching for new markets for its freight cars, and is targeting especially the Eastern markets, such […]
Hitachi Rail Europe to open train manufacturing plant in UK
Hitachi Rail Europe is set to open its new rolling stock manufacturing and assembly plant in the UK, in September. […]
Greece: the deadline for railway privatisation set for December
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), has set the deadlines for the submission of binding offers for national railway operator […]
USA: new contract for Hoosier State line
Indiana Department of Transportation announced that a four-days-per-week passenger rail service between Chicago and Indianapolis has begun under a two-year […]
China: USD 78bn for railway projects in H2
China has invested more than CNY 265.1 billion (USD 41.4 billion) in domestic railway construction in the first half of […]