Turkish tractors and diesel motors manufacturer Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi announced it will sign a memorandum of understanding with Patentes Talgo SLU on production, sales and maintenance of train equipment. The agreement is in line with Tumosan’ s strategy to enter the train, high-speed train and railroad materials and
Turkish company Tumosan to sign MoU with Patentes Talgo
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Georgian Railway sets up new Railway Technical Professional School
JSC Georgian Railway, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Technical University of Georgia signed MoU for the establishment of a new Railway Technical Professional School in Tbilisi. The new professional school will have European quality standards, the appropriate training programs, infrastructure and absolutely new management. So-called programs of dual
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For the maintenance of its latest rail vehicles, the “Société de Transport de Montréal” (STM) (Montreal Transit Corporation) has equipped itself with heavy-duty lifting jacks from Pfaff-silberblau Verkehrstechnik of Kissing/Germany. In May 2014, a jacking system from the German railway technology specialist was installed at the STM Youville depot in
The first battery-powered train to run on Britain’s rail network in more than half a century carries its first passengers this week. This marks an important milestone in the project to demonstrate the viability of an eco-friendly battery-powered train for the twenty-first century. The new train contributes to Network Rail’s
Russian Railways network transported 1.068 billion passengers in 2014, (-1% compared to 2013), including long-distance 102.8 million passengers (-7.2%) and suburban commuters 965500000 (-0.3%). Compared to previous year, passenger traffic on the Russian Railways’ network in 2014 decreased by 7.1% to 126.6 billion passenger-kilometers, with long-distance passenger traffic down by 9.2% to 96.1
Slovenske železnice (Slovenian Railways SZ) finished 2014 above plans in terms of profit, while both profit and revenue increased compared to 2013, general manager Dušan Mes has told an interview with the STA. SZ’s operating profit reached approximately EUR 30 million, according to preliminary results, while the target was EUR
The European Commission adopted a Decision amending Commission Decision 2012/88/EU . These new technical requirements (Technical Specifications for Interoperability – TSI) will take effect upon notification to Member States and will be applicable as of July 2015 across the whole European railway network. This Decision contains an improved set of detailed system
Turkish tractors and diesel motors maker Tumosan Motor ve Traktor Sanayi has decided to seek partners to enter the train, high-speed train and railway materials and equipment production, maintenance and repair business. The company’s board has authorised its chairman Nuri Albayrak to conduct negotiations regarding joint projects, joint ventures or
Brazil: Alstom delivers the last metro train to Trensurb, in Porto Alegre
Alstom delivers the last of the 15 Metropolis trains to Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb), following a contract signed in 2012. After it enters into commercial operation, the train will contribute to urban mobility improvements in the city of Porto Alegre, in the south of Brazil. Manufactured
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Strukton Rail wins maintenance contract in Sweden
Strukton Rail has won the contract to maintain the railways around Malmö as from September 1, 2015. The contract, amounting to approximately EUR 50 mln, has been awarded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, and will be valid for five years with an option to be extended with a further
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