Railway

Portuguese incumbent awarded public service contract

PORTUGAL: The government has formally awarded national passenger operator CP a public service contract running for ۱۰…

More trains and better security in SNCF-PACA agreement

FRANCE: SNCF President Guillaume Pepy and the President of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Renaud Muselier, signed a…

Paris RER Line A refurbishment contract awarded

FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP have signed a €۱۲۱·۳m contract for CAF to refurbish the ۴۳ MI۲N electric…

Contract signed for first stage of new line in southern Poland

POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK signed a ۱۸۰m złoty contract at Podłęże station on January ۷ for design work…

Co-operation to promote Eurasian rail freight

INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways and freight association FERRMED signed a memorandum of…

Locomotives delivered to Tunisia

TUNISIA: National railway SNCFT has taken delivery of the first ۱۰ of ۲۰ EMD Type GT۴۲AC diesel locomotives which are…

Breeze UK hydrogen multiple-unit proposal unveiled

UK: Alstom and leasing company Eversholt Rail have unveiled their ‘Breeze’ proposal to convert surplus Class ۳۲۱…

Only nine EU countries will meet Fourth Railway Package transposition deadline

EUROPE: Only nine of the ۲۶ European Union member states with rail networks are on course to meet the June ۱۶ ۲۰۱۹…

Rio Tinto completes AutoHaul autonomous train project

AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto has announced the successful deployment of its AutoHaul technology for the autonomous operation…

Xinjiang coal railway inaugurated

CHINA: The ۴۳۵ km Hongnao Railway in the Xinjiang region was formally opened to traffic on January ۱.