Brightline unveils the first trainset
On January 11, Brightline showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue, at the new rail operations facility Workshop b, in West Palm […]
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UK: Japanese company bids for West Midlands franchise
East Japan Railway (JR East) has made a joint bid for the West Midlands franchise, making its first attempt to […]
Trenitalia to acquire National Express’ c2c rail franchise
UK National Express Group “National Express” has reached an in principle agreement for Trenitalia to acquire the c2c franchise.The total […]
DB Cargo signs rail partnership with Toshiba
DB Cargo has signed a cooperation agreement with Toshiba, one of the Asian suppliers of rail vehicle technology. The agreement […]
CER urges EC to improve rail cargo’s regulatory framework instead of worsen it
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) believe the European Commission is putting at risk the transport of […]
Kazakhstan Railways and GE sign rail agreement
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways) and General Electric Transportation signed an agreement for the acquisition of 50% of the shares […]
Metrowagonmash finalizes delivery of Oka metro cars
Metrowagonmash (MWM), part of Transmashholding, has delivered the last eight-car train of model 81-760/761 Oka to the Moscow Metro. The […]
Centrosvarmash supplies components to Alstom
Centrosvarmash (CSM), part of Transmashholding, signed the contract and started shipping Bolster B20 welded elements to Alstom for their integration […]
Alstom to provide maintenance to freight locomotives in Mexico
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Ferromex (Grupo Mexico) to provide preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance for 219 freight […]
Union Pacific acquires Railex assets
Union Pacific announced the acquisition of Railex LLC’s refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California, Wallula, Washington and […]