SPANISH operator Renfe has confirmed the approval of two loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) totalling €225m for rolling stock. A loan of €100m […]
THE British government published its draft Rail Reform Bill on February 20. It specifies the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR) as a new arm’s-length […]
LEASING company Railpool and Siemens Mobility announced on February 20 the signing of a framework agreement for Siemens to supply up to 250 Vectron electric […]
THE European Commission (EC) has launched its first in-depth investigation into the potentially market distortive role of foreign subsidies in a tender. The case involves […]
WORK has restarted on the $US 3.2bn project to reconstruct the 1443km Port Harcourt – Maiduguri 1067mm-gauge line from the south to the northeast of […]
MONTREAL Transport (STM) has awarded a $C 217.2m ($US 161.9m) contract to Thales Ground Transportation Systems Canada to install and maintain CBTC on the metro […]
EAST Japan Railway (JR East) plans to digitise the maintenance of point motors and signalling systems to increase efficiency and reliability, while improving workforce safety […]
THE Spanish cabinet has given its approval for infrastructure manager Adif to tender a contract worth up to €328.4m to maintain catenary and traction substations […]