CAPTRAIN Italy has announced a sale-lease back agreement with Railpool for 13 Alstom Traxx DC3 locomotives, which feature last mile capability. Captrain says the agreement […]
NEW ZEALAND transport minister, Mr Simeon Brown, opened the new Auckland rail operations centre (ROC) on March 14. The new facility, that becomes fully operational […]
PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) is to suspend the operation of both of Metro Manila’s non-electrified 1067mm-gauge commuter lines for five years from March 28. The […]
BRAZILIAN freight operator VLI Logistics has signed a contract worth Reais 170m ($US 34.1m) with Progress Rail for eight EMD SD70ACe-BB diesel locomotives. VLI, which […]
DUTCH public transport operator Qbuzz has ordered 10 160km/h Civity EMUs from CAF for commuter services in South Holland province. This follows a seven-year extension […]
RUSSIA has started construction of its long-discussed first high-speed line between Moscow and St Petersburg. The cost of the VSM-1 project, which is due to […]
ALSTOM announced on March 14 that it will seek to operate passenger services in Britain for the first time, forming Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway […]
FRENCH infrastructure manager SNCF Network has awarded four contracts worth a combined €1.8bn to undertake mainline track renewals and replace turnouts and ballast on high-speed […]
STADLER credits its “innovative products” for the company’s “robust operating performance in a challenging global environment” in 2023. The Swiss manufacturer’s order backlog of SFr […]
