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.
THE University of Alberta has formally launched the Canadian Rail Research Laboratory, a partnership which aims to address some of the most pressing technical challenges facing North America's railways.
THE Autonomous Port of Strasbourg has awarded Eurotunnel's railfreight subsidiary Europorte a five-year contract to operate and maintain the port's 110km railway network.
ANSALDO STS Australia has secured a $A 55.6m ($US 58m) contract to deliver signalling, communications and transmissions systems for Rio Tinto's heavy-haul Rail Capacity Enhancement project 353 for its iron-ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.