Italians eye interest in Moscow – Kazan high speed rail
Russian Railways (RZD) will discuss with Italian companies a possibility of their participation in the projects for development of railway […]
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Poland launches new tender under its National Railway strategy
On November 18, Polish Railways Lines (PKP PLK) announced a new tender on the modernisation of Czestochowa – Zawiercie, the […]
INEA finances Bulgarian rail project
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) awarded Bulgaria a EUR 151 million finance for the modernisation of Kostenets–Septemvri section […]
SZDC equips 42 line sections with railway vehicles diagnostics
Czech railway infrastructure manager SZDC introduced a system of diagnostics of railway vehicles running on many line sections. The project […]
Strukton continues support for DB Netz remote point condition monitoring
Strukton is delivering another 800 data loggers, after the first 100 delivered in 2015, for a monitoring pilot initiated by […]
Serbia and France to partner for Belgrade metro construction
Serbia presented this week a project for the construction of Belgrade Metro before representatives of French groups Alstom and Egis. […]
Hitachi starts testing digital signalling technology on Intercity trains
Hitachi’s Intercity trains, which will begin running passenger services on the Great Western main line from 2017 and the East […]
UK: new funding for Exeter-Newton Abbot rail line consolidation
The UK government has confirmed an additional £10 million (EUR 11.6 million) to help strengthen the resilience of the railway […]
Thales enters exclusive negotiations to sell its ticketing and revenue collection business
Thales has entered into exclusive negotiations with the private equity firm Latour Capital with a view to divesting its business […]
Germany to ban noisy freight wagons after 2020
Germany’s transport minister Alexander Dobrindt announced a new draft legislation to ban noisy freight train wagons after the end of […]