Croatian railway infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura and rail freight operator Train Hungary Kft, Zagreb subsidiary, signed on Tuesday a series of contracts on the access to the Croatian railway infrastructure network, traction power supply
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The new 109E Emil Zátopek electric locomotive manufactured by Škoda Transportation has obtained approval from the German Federal Railway Authority to operate on the German railway network. “We have successfully completed a series of prescribed

The Estonian state-owned railway passenger operator Elron plans to purchase five-car train sets to operate on Tallinn-Tartu route. The value of the new order is estimated at EUR 30 million. “As has

Stadler Rail Group has delivered on Friday the 100th low-floor electric FLIRT train to Hungary. The Swiss railway manufacturer received different orders in the past couple of years for altogether
- Hungary: Gysev installs ETCS on Hegyeshalom – Rajka- border railway section
- MÁV-START revenues increased by more than HUF 1,6 billion last year compared to 2013
- Dunakeszi Járműjavító and Stadler Trains Hungary sign MoU for cooperation in production

NATO’s increasing presence in the Baltic countries and its high volumes of military cargo transported by rail could trigger between EUR 0.5 and EUR 1 million long term investments in developing Latvia’s

Latvian FIMA company has installed an e-ticketing system on behalf of Lithuanian Railways, in the framework of a EUR 1.1 million contract. Train tickets are now available online and can be printed out or

Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag has presented the design of the new EMU for Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD — Warsaw Commuter Rail). The design for the new six-car 39WE EMU has been inspired by

After the successful launch of the Swiss Xpress in March, B Logistics introduces two fast and direct rail connections for single wagon load between Belgium and Austria and Belgium and

Slovenian Railways (Slovenske železnice, d. o. o., SZ ) plans to purchase for five diesel locomotives. The company is working on the project documentation and the tender will be launched this

Sofia metro operator Metropolitan EAD has announced that CAF and Simetro Sofia consortium, formed of Siemens and Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag, have submitted bids in the tender for the acquisition
- Poland invests in improving rail-port connectivity
- Tender for new tramway acquisition for Lviv
- Russian Railways continues negotiations for Greece’s national rail operator privatisation
- Lithuanian Railways launches VIT EKSPRES new container train
- Alcatel-Lucent provides advanced fiber-optic technology for China railways
- MoC between Russian Railways and Azerbaijan Railways signed
- InfoBrief: 62nd Session of the Council for Rail Transport of Community of Independent States
- Spain to invest EUR 1.26 bn in improving the suburban railway system
- Poland: Improved railway connections in Warsaw agglomeration
- EBRD seeks consultant for Kosovo Railways rehabilitation and upgrading project