Representatives of the railway sector came together on 8th April 2015 in Istanbul, at the conference organized by TÜV SÜD.
Turkey to invest $45 billion in railways until 2023
Siamese twin rail monopolies; don’t be fooled by DB and SNCF introducing competition within themselves!
France and Germany have long led the opposition to any competition above rail for passenger services, and done their best
Shift2Rail lighthouse projects officially launched
A combined kick-off meeting of three new EU rail research and development projects (Roll2Rail, IT2Rail and In2Rail) took place today
Latvian Railways delivers good financial results for 2014
Latvijas dzelzceļam (Latvian Railways, LDz) has reported good financial results for 2014. The company registered a EUR 224.9 million turnover (EUR
S&P downgrades Ukrainian Railways to ‘CC’ on expectation of debt restructuring
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term foreign and local currency corporate credit ratings on Ukrainian railway company The State
CFR announces EUR 29.4 million tender for bridges and culverts rehabilitation works
Romanian state-owned infrastructure manager, CFR SA has announced a RON 129.7 million (EUR 29.4 million) open tender for the rehabilitation of
Poland: EIB appraises EUR 200m loan for modernisation of Sochaczew-Swarzedz rail section
The European Investment Bank is appraising a loan of EUR 200 million for PKP Polish Railway Lines project Modernisation of E20
Europe’s first cryogenic LNG rail tank car unveiled
Wagon leasing company VTG Aktiengesellschaft and Chart Ferox, a supplier of distribution systems for natural gas, showcased the first tank wagon for
Siemens has laid the foundation stone for a new high-speed train maintenance workshop at Metallostroy depot base, near Saint Petersburg. At the new
The Bulgarian government refuses to reform the railways
The policy of the European Union on public passenger railway transport focuses on open markets and controlled competition. This means
- Alstom to supply 3 extra metros to line m2 in Lausanne
- B Logistics launches two of the longest nonstop SWL trains towards Austria and Slovakia
- New report reveals low performance for CEE and Baltic states railway systems
- Russian Railways selects designer for the Moscow-Kazan high speed rail line
- Canada announces joint safety study on locomotive voice and video recorders to improve rail safety