Railway

Seven operators to bid for Helsinki suburban rail contract

HELSINKI Regional Transport (HSL) announced on August ۳۰ that all seven operators that have expressed an interest in…

First Omneo Premium EMU for Normandy on test

DYNAMIC testing of the first Bombardier Omneo Premium double-deck long-distance EMU for the French region of Normandy…

Innovative wagons on test

DB Cargo and VTG have presented Germany’s Minister of Transport & Digital Infrastructure Andreas Scheuer with the…

Singapore LTA awards grinder contract to Harsco

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Harsco Rail a contract deliver a ۱۶-stone grinder, which is due…

Train cleaning equipment on show at InnoTrans ۲۰۱۸

The TUnit for the environmentally friendly and hygienic supply of drinking water to trains and the vacuum disposal of…

Hitachi trainsets for Hull Trains under construction

UK: The first bodyshell for the fleet of five Hitachi AT۳۰۰ electro-diesel trainsets ordered by open access operator…

KiwiRail records surplus, despite earthquake effects

NEW Zealand’s national railway KiwiRail has announced an operating surplus of $NZ ۴۹m ($US ۳۲.۶m) for the ۲۰۱۷-۱۸…

Russian PM signs Northern Latitudinal Railway decree

RUSSIAN prime minister Mr Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on August ۱۵ to conclude a concession agreement to build the…

Norway reveals NKr ۳bn plan to boost mobile coverage on trains

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has submitted a plan for improved mobile phone coverage to the Ministry of Transport and…

Eifel-Bördebahn contract awarded

Local transport authority NVR has awarded incumbent and sole bidder Rurtalbahn GmbH a contract to continue to operate…