THE financially-troubled project to build a light rail network in the Nigerian capital Abuja has received a significant boost with the signing of a loan agreement between the Nigerian and Chinese governments.
SIEMENS and Stadler Pankow have formed a consortium to bid for the contract to supply trains for the forthcoming Berlin S-Bahn Ring Line concession, which is currently being tendered by Berlin Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB).
DESPITE the United States' sluggish economic recovery, Amtrak ridership is surging this year with 11 consecutive monthly ridership records, according to the latest figures released by the national passenger operator.
METRO de Madrid has handed over the completed technical studies for the first metro line in the Ecuadorian capital Quito.
DENMARK's Transport Minister Mr Henrik Dam Kristensen officially launched construction of the Copenhagen – Køge – Ringsted high-speed line on September 6 in a groundbreaking ceremony at Karlslunde.
JUST DAYS after Zambia's president announced a review of the Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) concession, the government has announced it will revoke the contract with New Limpopo Bridge Projects Investment.
THE Algerian Railway Agency (Anserif) has awarded Estel, a joint venture of Algerian National Railways (SNTF) and Siemens, a contract to supply ERTMS equipment for the new line between Ajelfa and Laghouat.
PUBLIC consultation has begun in Paris on the first section of the ambitious Grand Paris automated express metro network, which will eventually encircle the city with four new lines linking the suburbs.
REPRESENTATIVES of 10 European companies and research institutions came together in Hannover on September 10 to launch a three-year research and development project that aims to improve the performance of single-wagonload railfreight operations.
THE New South Wales Government has invited expressions of interest for the purchase and removal of Sydney's monorail, which will cease operating in mid-2013.