Mechel reports successful lab tests of its rails at Railway Research Institute
Mechel OAO reports that independent lab tests of rails (of type R65 category DT350) produced at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant confirmed […]
Regions
Ukraine wants to import Polish coal
Ukraine, the second European coal exporter, plans to import more coal from Poland. This is the result of the Russian-Ukrainian […]
Bulgaria: three bidders for Varna intermodal terminal
Three admissible bidders have submitted offers in the tender for selecting the winner of the design contract of an intermodal […]
EVR Cargo transport volume fell in August
Estonia’s state-owned rail freight company EVR Cargo’s cargo transport volume amounted to 1.06 million tonnes in August 2014, a decrease […]
In H1, volume of freights and number of passengers carried has increased in Latvia
According to the information on freight transport compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau, in the first half of 2014 the […]
RZD transported 99.7 million passengers in August
99.7 million passengers were transported by all carriers on the Russian Railways’ infrastructure in August 2014, 1.4% less than in […]
EIB will finance Sofia transport fleet renewal project
EIB will finance Sofia transport fleet renewal project tha comprises the purchase of new rolling stock – buses and tramcars […]
Bulgaria to propose debt restructuring project
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Transport has announced it would propose BDZ holding creditors a new preliminary draft agreement for restructuring the […]
India: new policy in offing to attract private investment in railway sector
In a bid to tap private investment, railways said some new policies are in the offing to attract funds as […]
Uganda: Chinese firm CHEC given USD 8bn railway deal
The Government has signed an agreement, finally giving away the giant and lucrative deal to upgrade and expand Uganda’s railway […]