KIRUNA Wagon, Sweden, has secured its first export order with the signing of a contract on May 23 for 40 bogie hoppers for Norwegian mining company Raner Gruber.
The wagons will be used to carry iron...
CZECH Railways (CD) has placed a Koruna 942.7m ($US 46.9m) order with Škoda Transportation for an additional seven Regiopanter emus.
Škoda was the only bidder to meet the specific requirements of the tender, which stipulates that...
A unique solar-powered railcar built by the workshops of the Kismaros – Királyrét narrow-gauge line near Budapest has been granted approval to carry passengers in time for the start of the tourist season.
The 760mm-gauge vehicle,...
KIWIRAIL has been allocated an extra $NZ 94m ($US 76m) as part of the New Zealand government's 2013-14 budget, which was announced on May 16.
The money will be used to purchase additional new freight locomotives...
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) is to increase its loan to PKP Intercity for a fleet of 250km/h Pendolino emus from the €224m originally agreed in July 2011 to €342m.
This means the loan now covers...
HITACHI has signed a turnkey contract with Merchant Place Developments for the construction and fitting out of its new £82m rolling stock assembly plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England.
Construction will begin at the end...
ISTANBUL Metropolitan Municipality's Rail Systems Directorate invites bids from individual companies by July 15 for a fleet of 21 six-car trains for operation on the new Line M6 which is being built as the second...
SINGAPORE's Land Transport Authority has invited bids by August 29 for 53 four-car trains for the new Thomson Line, the first section of which is due to open in 2019. The winner will be required...
TRANSPORT for London has (TfL) placed a £88m order with Bombardier for 57 additional Class 378 emu vehicles as part of a £320m project to lengthen trains on the London Overground network from four to...
GERMANY's Altona – Kaltenkircken – Neumünster Railway (AKN) has signed a contract with Alstom worth around €60m for 14 Coradia Lint 54 regional dmus, which will replace life-expired rolling stock on the company's 131km network...
