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Brazil: Rio receives first Chinese metro train
The first train to run on Line 4 of the Rio de Janeiro metro connecting the Olympic Village to the […]
Nigerian Railway privatization bill approved
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Nigerian Railway Authority Bill 2014 to enable private sector participation in running and […]
Freight One and NLMK Group to launch pilot transport outsourcing
Freight One and NLMK Group, the largest steelmaker in Russia, are to launch a pilot project for outsourcing the internal […]
Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to establish railway tariffs in 2015
The Interstate Commission of the three countries (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran) should determine the size of tariffs for the transportation […]
Kazakhstan joins ‘Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman’ transit-transport corridor
Iran held a meeting of the Coordination Council of the participating countries of “Ashgabat Agreement”, writes Kazinform. Ashgabat Agreement participating […]
Israel Railways to implement Train Planning System
Israel Railways will use Train Planning System (TPS) software from HaCon, a solution which includes all schedules and route inquiries […]
U.S. Committee approves Passenger Rail Reform Legislation
The U.S. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved bipartisan legislation that improves the infrastructure, reduces costs, creates greater accountability and transparency, […]
Alstom to supply four additional Pendolino high speed trains to SBB
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around EUR 115 million by SBB for the supply of four Pendolino high […]