Increased rail traffic on China-Europe route
Over 10,000 trains and 927,000 containers were forwarded via the China-EU-China route in 2020, China Railways has announced. The current […]
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Chinese high-speed train contract awarded
China State Railway Group awarded Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), the Chinese joint venture of Bombardier Transportation, a EUR 209 […]
Agreement signed for hyperloop tube production
Tata Steel and Posco, a South Korean steel maker, will jointly develop and test cutting-edge steels and tube designs for […]
The first phase of Lusail tram completed
The LRTC Consortium, formed by Alstom and QDVC, has completed the first phase of Lusail tramway project covering 9.7 km […]
ADB provides new funding for Ferghana Valley rail modernisation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 121 million loan to complete the modernisation of Ferghana Valley railway […]
Russia proposes a national standard for metro systems
Rosstandart, Russia’s Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology has published the first part of a national standard for metro […]
Construction launched for Russia’s first high-speed train plant
Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of Sinara Group and Siemens, inaugurated the construction of Russia’s first high-speed train plant. The […]
Kronospan orders additional UWC flat cars
United Wagon Company and Kronospan have signed an agreement for the supply of 100 Tikhvin-produced flat car fleet of 60 […]
Delhi receives the 800th Movia car
The 800th Movia metro car for Delhi Metro has been sent from Bombardier Transportation’s Savli production facility near Vadodara in […]
Alstom and Hyundai sign agreement for Baghdad metro
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport and an Alstom-led consortium together with Hyundai Engineering & Construction signed a Letter of Intent […]