Railway

Iran eyes promoting its transit status by developing rail infrastructure

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli said by completing rail infrastructures…

China train arrives in port of Rotterdam

The first direct train from China arrives in the port of Rotterdam tonight. It carries Chinese goods originating from…

Iranian major railway companies to be listed on stock exchange

Two of Iran’s biggest railway companies namely Raja Rail Transportation Company and Novin Sanat Raja Company are going…

New Rail Link: inside Switzerland’s largest ever construction project

Almost ۳۰ years after a high-speed rail link was voted for by the Swiss in a referendum, the final section of the New…

Uzbekistan Railways receives new electric locomotives

UZBEKISTAN Railways (UTY) has received delivery of five ۳ES۵K ۲۵kV ۵۰Hz ac electric freight locomotives from Russian…

New RoLa sleeping cars for ÖBB?

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has launched a market survey for a possible procurement of sleeping coaches for…

Iran to become a major transit route for India, Russia

Iran has reached agreements with Russia and India for transiting the mentioned countries’ commodities through its rail…

Data likely stolen as Stadler IT system hit by cyber-attack

STADLER’s IT system was targeted with a cyber-attack last week, the company has announced, with malware used to steal i…

COVID-۱۹ and the Rail Economy

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE MAY ۲۰۲۰ ISSUE: Too much ink (printer ink in the modern era) has already been spilt trying…

New service: from Xi’an in China to Turkey in ۱۶ days

Maersk has launched its first rail service from Xi’an, China to Izmit, Turkey. This new route, which is part of Maersk…