First rapid container train arrived at Bronka
The first rapid container train arrived at Bronka station of Oktyabrskaya Railway (Russian Railways). The train of 57 wagon units […]
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“East World Express” train to link Germany and Japan
As of March, Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is launching an open/public train named “East World Express” with weekly departures […]
„Cool Express“ operates between Koper and Rotterdam ports
Within the EU project „Fresh Fruit Corridor“ (FFC), Rail Cargo Operator (Austria) is in charge of the first intermodal test […]
EIB and India sign EUR 450 million loan for Lucknow metro
During the 13th European Union – India summit, European Investment Bank announced it will finance Lucknow metro project. The total […]
Nine bidders shortlisted for HS2 major engineering contracts
HS2 Ltd announced a shortlist of 9 bidders for between £7.1 (€9 billion) and £11.8 billion (€15 billion) worth of […]
Mexico – Toluca maintenance facilities contract awarded
Mexico’s Secretary of Communications and Transportation awarded a consortium formed by Mexican and Spanish companies a Pesos 942 million (EUR […]
Green Cargo expands services in Norway
Following Cargolink’s exit from the Norwegian market, the Swedish rail freight haulier Green Cargo will launch four new regular country-wide […]
Siemens and Huawei finished CBTC over LTE test
Huawei announced that Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) over Long Term Evolution (LTE) joint solution validation passed the interoperability testing […]
UK: preferred corridor announced for East West Rail Central Section
The Bedford – Sandy – Cambridge corridor was announced as the preferred option for the Central Section of East West […]
UK: partnership to build Ordsall Chord in Manchester
Network Rail has formed an official construction partnership to build the new Ordsall Chord in Manchester, which will help improve […]