Ferrovie dello Stato to be privatized next year
The Italian authorities intend to privatize Ferrovie dello Stato within 2016. Fabrizio Pagani, the Italian Treasury’s Chief of the Cabinet, […]
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Financing for Czech-German rail project under discussion
German officials have promised to support a project of a high-speed rail to connect Prague, Dresden and Berlin, which is […]
Alstom inaugurates the first Régiolis for the Franche-Comté region
Alstom and the Franche-Comté region have inaugurated the first Régiolis train set on the Dôle-Besançon line. The Franche-Comté region ordered […]
BNSF: USD 1.5 billion invested last year
In 2014, BNSF worked with its customers and state and local economic development organizations to build or expand 138 rail […]
Two companies will deliver rail industry’s first smartphone based ticket issuing system
Fujitsu will work with UK-based public transport group Arriva, to install the rail industry’s first smartphone based ticket issuing system. […]
FGC and FGV sign agreement to promote international railway projects
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) signed a cooperation agreement to take […]
China plans Kunming-Kolkata railway link
China proposes to build a high-speed railway line between Kunming in the southwest of the country and Kolkata (India), The […]
Alstom increases activity in Spanish HSR network maintenance
Adif, the Spanish railway infrastructure manager, has awarded a contract to a consortium including Alstom to maintain the electrical traction […]
Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron to build a L.A.- San Francisco HSR section
Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron has secured a USD 1.23 billion contract to construct a 60-plus mile (96.5 km) portion of new […]
Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Lint trains to Germany
Alstom has been awarded an order by Länderbahn (Regentalbahn AG), a subsidy of Netinera Deutschland, to supply twelve Coradia Lint […]