Government cancels Helsinki City Rail Loop
A large majority of the Finnish Goverment on February 24 rejected a major new rail network planned for the capital. […]
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Genesee & Wyoming acquires Freightliner
US based company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced, on February 24, that it has agreed to acquire approximately 95% of […]
Container train route launched between China and Kazakhstan
On February 26 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakh national railway company, launched a regular container train from Lianyungang (China) […]
Alstom to deliver to Sydney Citadis X05
The ALTRAC consortium, of which Alstom is part, announced that the contract for the new Sydney tramway line awarded by […]
Turkey: new tender for 80 high speed trains to open soon
Transportation, Maritime and Communication Minister Lütfi Elvan announced that the first national high speed train, which was designed by Turkish […]
Iran needs foreign investors to launch Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway
Iran needs financial resources to inaugurate the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway. Iran’s transport minister Abbas Akhoundi said if the required financial resources […]
Aeroexpress: over 19 million passangers in 2014
Over 19.7 million passengers travelled on Aeroexpress trains in 2014, including the Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter […]
Turkey: Consultancy offers for Kocaeli light rail
Nine companies presented offers for consultancy for Kocaeli tram project. The light rail tram project consist in a 33 km […]
Hitachi buys Signalling and Rolling Stock operations of Finmeccanica
Hitachi Group and Finmeccanica S.p.A. have announced that they have signed binding agreements for the sale and purchase of the […]