Irish Rail tests longer freight trains
Irish Railways (Iarnród Éireann) operated a 440m-long container freight train between Dublin North Wall and Claremorris as part of trials […]
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Orient/East-Med Corridor rail freight action plan signed
Transport ministers of eight EU countries located along the Orient East-Med Corridor signed a declaration on 21st June 2016 on […]
HSH Nordbank provides refinancing for Akiem
HSH Nordbank has approved a refinancing line for Akiem, making available a loan of EUR 125 million. The total amount […]
GWR unveils the first Class 800 train
Great Western Railway unveiled the first of a fleet of state-of-the-art new trains which will be put into service on […]
Russia: new TEM28 diesel shunting locomotive to undergo tests
A prototype of the TEM28 diesel shunting locomotive manufactured at the Bryansk Engineering Plant, (part of Transmashholding), is undergoing comparative […]
Mechel completes the deal on Elga project selling
Mechel has announced the closure of the deal on selling to Gazprombank AO the 49% share in the Elga coking […]
BART unveils new train for upcoming service to Antioch
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) unveiled its new diesel-powered trains, soon to be seen on the extension linking Pittsburg/Bay Point […]
Japan: Kyushu Railway to be listed this year
Southwestern Japan rail operator Kyushu Railway Co. has filed to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Given the time typically […]
Malaysia: Deal inked for MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) and Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd have signed the handing over and operating […]
Taiwan: new high-speed rail station enters service
The new high-speed railway Nangang Station began commercial operations. The addition of the Nangang stop will bring the number of […]