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TESTING is underway in Turkey of the country’s first domestically developed 225km/h train, built by Türasas. Turkish State ...

Rolling stock financier Eurofima has revised its lending framework to widen the scope of its activities to cover more types ...

The partners in the European Union-funded Hyiptrain project have presented the first completed prototype hydrogen-diesel ...

SWEDISH state-owned operator SJ has been awarded an 11-year contract to operate regional services in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The value of the contract, which ...

SPAIN’s minister of transport and sustainable mobility, Óscar Puente, has announced a €1.35bn upgrade for commuter Line C5 in Madrid, operated by Renfe. The programme contains 28 individual ...

THE prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, presided over the official opening of two extensions to the metro network operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on March 8.

The Islamic Development Bank and Uganda are discussing a proposed €405m contribution to the Kampala - Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.

THE European Commission has approved a French plan to promote wagonload services to encourage modal shift from road to rail. The government will be allowed to offer up to €450m in aid during the ...

TRELLEBORG, Sweden, announced the acquisition of Schwab Vibration Control, a manufacturer of vibration control components and system solutions, on August 10. Schwab, Germany, develops and manufactures ...

URAL Locomotives, a joint venture between Sinara Group and Siemens, has received certification for its new 10-car train multi-system Lastochka (Swallow) EMU, which can operate using both 3kV dc and ...

The 106m-long, 24-axle locomotive is part of an order of eight for mining company China Shenhua Energy. The locomotives are intended to haul 10,000-tonne coal trains along the 266km Shenmu - Shuozhou ...