India inaugurates its first ‘semi high-speed’ train
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the Union Minister of Railways, Shri Piyush Goyal, inaugurated at New Delhi station the […]
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Moscow is preparing to test its first driverless tram
The municipality of Moscow has announced that in the coming months it will test its first driverless tram. It was […]
Balfour Beatty secures contract for Tube track renewals
Transport for London awarded Balfour Beatty a GBP 200 million (EUR 229 million) contract for new London Underground track renewal […]
First trials for Paris future metro train
Dynamic tests began for the future MP14 train destined by Alstom to operate Line 14 of the Île-de-France metro. The […]
Metrorex to receive EUR 30 million for the acquisition of 30 metro trains
Bucharest underground transport operator, Metrorex, is to receive, from the 2019 State budget, EUR 30 million for the purchase of […]
Salini Impregilo intends to purchase 65% stake in Alstadi
Salini Impregilo S.p.A. has presented an offer, through a capital increase, to invest in Astaldi S.p.A. EUR 225 million for […]
Amber Rail Freight Corridor becomes operational
The Amber Rail Freight Corridor reaches its operational phase with the publication of paths for international freight trains in mid-January […]
Stagecoach continues East Midlands rail franchise
Stagecoach will continue to operate train services on the East Midlands rail franchise to at least August 2019, following a […]
British Steel and Translink signed a long-term supply contract
Translink, Northern Ireland’s national rail operator, and British Steel signed a new long-term supply contract for the supply of premium […]
Rail Cargo Group connects Austria with Scandinavia
With the TransFER Wels-Lübeck, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is putting a non-stop connection running twice a week between the […]