VIRGINIA Beach City Council has approved a $US 20m budget to fund development work over the next year on the planned extension of Hampton Roads Transit's (HRT) light rail line from the neighbouring city of Norfolk.
THE government of Panama announced on May 14 that it has selected Consorcio Linea 2, a consortium of Constructora Norberto Odebrecht, Brazil, and FCC Construcciones, Spain, to build the second metro line in Panama City.
A cross-party Dutch parliamentary committee, set up in December 2013 to investigate the V250 Fyra high-speed train fiasco, will start public hearings on May 18 which will continue until June 12.
THE Valle d'Aosta region in northwest Italy has awarded Stadler a €43m contract for five three-car bi-mode Flirt trains for the inter-regional passenger service between Aosta and Turin.
WHILE the new 2015-16 budget published by Australia's federal government on May 12 will see increases in spending on both rail and road infrastructure, the rate of increase for road is much greater than for rail, and federal funding for urban rail will be slashed.
SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has selected Strukton Rail to modernise and remodel Tomteboda station, just north of Stockholm main station.
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the cause of a derailment of an Amtrak train on the North East Corridor (NEC) in Philadelphia on the evening of May 12, which left seven people dead and over 200 injured.
ALSTOM has completed manufacturing of the first Citadis LRV for the Ecuadorian city of Cuenca at its plant in La Rochelle. The vehicle is currently in transit and is expected to arrive in Ecuador's third largest city by the end of June.
A shortage of suitable DMU stock means operators on many regional and suburban routes inBritain are struggling to cope with an inadequate fleet of ageing trains. One solution could be the conversion of former London Underground trains to DMUs, as Keith Barrow discovers.
The economic disparity between the north and south of England has been mirrored by inconsistent levels of investment in the rail network. But with a general election this month and tendering underway for new passenger franchises, bold proposals are emerging for the north's railways, as Keith Barrow reports.