RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) president Mr Vladimir Yakunin and Talgo CEO Mr Carlos Oriol signed a framework agreement in Madrid on January 25 for the Spanish manufacturer to work with the Russian Institutute of Railway Transport (VNIIZhT) on the development of gauge-changing trains for international services.
CSR Nanjing Puzhen has delivered the first of 12 standard-gauge and eight metre-gauge dmus ordered by Tunisian State Railways (SNCFT) in 2009.
SWEDISH passenger operator SJ introduced the first of 20 four-car SJ3000 Bombardier X55 emus on Stockholm - Sundsvall services in early February, which has allowed X40 double-deck trains to be cascaded to other routes.
THE government of New South Wales has stepped in with a $A 175m ($US 186m) bailout of the troubled $A 3.6bn Reliance Rail public-private partnership (PPP) in an attempt to secure the delivery of 78 Waratah emus for Sydney's City Rail network.
PAKISTAN Railways is to issue a tender for a third time for procurement of 150 new locomotives.
RUSSIA's prime minister, Mr Vladimir Putin, together with the president of Russia's ICT Group, Mr Alexander Nesis, officiated at the opening of a 250,00m2 freight wagon factory in Tikhvin.