UGANDAN president Mr Yoweri Musveni attended a ceremony in the northern town of Gulu on October 26 to mark the reopening of the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) line from Tororo near the Kenyan border, 18 years after services ceased.
FOLLOWING a spate of derailments, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has suspended all services on the Bangkok – Chiang Mai line north of Uttaradit for urgent repairs.
TRAIN services have been disrupted by a severe storm with winds gusting at up to 159km/h which swept across southern England in the early hours of October 28 before heading to the Netherlands en route to Denmark where it was expected to arrive later today.
BRITAIN's Department for Transport (DfT) has issued an invitation for operators to qualify to bid for the InterCity East Coast franchise, which will be let for eight or nine years with a possible two-year extension at the DfT's discretion.
NORWEGIAN State Railways (NSB) experienced a record increase in ridership in the first eight months of 2013, with passenger numbers rising 8.4% compared with the corresponding period in 2012.
THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) and Rhine-Main Transport (RMV) have awarded DB Regio a contract to operate regional services from Hanau to Kahl (Main) and Schöllkrippen for 12 years from December 2015.
HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) is making progress with the upgrading of the railway network around Lake Balaton, a popular tourist destination in the west of the country.
ISRAEL's Ministry of Transport, Israel Railways, and the municipality of Jerusalem are reportedly developing plans for a 2.5km extension of the new Tel Aviv – Jerusalem direct line, which is due to open in 2018, to Jerusalem Old City.
THE government of Gauteng is evaluating options for the expansion of the Pretoria – Johannesburg Gautrain standard-gauge network as part of the South African province's 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan (ITMP25), which seeks to prioritise public transport investment in the region.
OPEN access long-distance passenger operator Thello has announced it will withdraw direct overnight services between Paris and Rome from December 15, instead offering improved connections with Trenitalia high-speed services, which it says will reduce journey times between the two capitals.