Railway

Three strategic decisions at OTIF General Assembly

Three strategic decisions were taken at the ۱۳th General Assembly of the Intergovernmental Organisation for…

Hyundai Rotem wins further Bangladesh loco contract

BANGLADESH: Hyundai Rotem announced on October ۱۱ that it had won a US$۲۳۹m order to supply ۷۰ diesel-electric…

Wellington infrastructure spending funded

NEW ZEALAND: A NZ$۱۹۶m package of improvements to the Wellington regional rail network was announced by Transport…

HS۲ unveils Birmingham station concepts

UK: Proposals for two new high speed stations in the West Midlands were unveiled by HS۲ Ltd on October ۹ as part of a…

Electric locomotive works to be privatised

UKRAINE: The State Property Fund of Ukraine has begun preparations to privatise the Dnipropetrovsk Electric Locomotive…

First section of Moscow – Kazan high speed line to open in ۲۰۲۴

RUSSIA: A construction agreement covering the first section of the Moscow – Kazan high speed line was announced by RZD…

۴۰۰ km/h ALFA-X experimental train to roll in ۲۰۱۹

JAPAN: East Japan Railway&#۰۳۹;s ALFA-X experimental Shinkansen trainset is on course to start test running in May ۲۰۱۹,…

DB expands international ticket purchase options

Deutsche Bahn has expanded the range of cross-border and foreign rail tickets which can be booked through its website…

LocoTech to plan ÖBB locomotive modernisation

Transmashholding’s maintenance services business LocoTech and Austrian Federal Railways’ ÖBB Technische Services have…

DB plans high speed line renewals programme

Infrastructure manager DB Netz has announced plans for a major refurbishment of its two oldest high speed lines in a…