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Wagons for heavy containers delivered

RUSSIA: Deltatrans has begun taking delivery of ۶۰ Type ۱۳-۶۹۰۳ wagons ordered from United Wagon Co.

Istanbul launches ۲۴-hour public transport

THE mayor of Istanbul, Mr Ekrem Imamoğlu, announced on August ۲۹ that the city will launch ۲۴-hour services on…

Texol orders articulated LPG tank wagons

KAZAKHSTAN: Texol Group has awarded United Wagon Co a contract to supply ۴۰۰ Type ۱۵-۹۵۴۱-۰۱ articulated liquefied…

Glasgow Subway shows off its new driverless trains

In May, Stadler Rail delivered the first of ۱۷ new trains to the Glasgow Subway, equipped for driverless operations.…

Estonia plans rail electrification to meet ۲۰۳۰ climate goals

ESTONIA: The Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications and the Ministry of the Environment are preparing a railway…

Astara-Rasht railing to start soon

The ۱st phase of Astara-Rasht railing procedure which is ۴۰ km will start soon, deputy minister of Road and Urban…

Tehran – Ankara passenger service relaunched

ASIA: The Transasia Express passenger service between Tehran and Ankara has been relaunched after a four-year suspensio…

BNSF, Wabtec Advancing the Future of Motive Power

In a wide-ranging interview with Railway Age in December ۲۰۱۸, BNSF’s then-Executive Chairman Matt Rose had this to…

In pictures: the world’s most beautiful funicular railways

From Lisbon’s iconic Gloria Funicular to the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, funicular railways have been carrying…

Moscow Sheremetyevo airport rail link expansion underway

RUSSIA: RZD has begun construction of a rail link to serve terminals B and C at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport’s northern…