TURKISH State Railways (TCDD) has selected Alstom in a €22.3m, two-year maintenance contract for 12 250km/h six-car trains built by CAF which have been in operation on the Ankara - Eskisehir and Ankara - Konya high-speed lines since 2009.
THE first container train with a CIM/SMGS common consignment note was despatched by Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) in cooperation with its Chinese subsidiary YuXinOu Logistics on October 31.
MALAYSIA's Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) has awarded two contracts worth a total of Ringgits 1.18bn ($US 387m) for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh – Kajang Line in Kuala Lumpur.
THE global railway track system market remains on course for steady growth despite the budget crisis in the Euro zone and the slowdown in upgrades in China, according to the latest market study by German consultancy group, SCI Verkehr.
THE preliminary findings of a feasibility study into the construction of a metro network in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu suggest a 77km five-line network could be developed over a 10-year period at a cost of Rs 330bn ($US 3.88bn).
INDIA's Research, Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with HBL Power Systems, India, has carried out field trials using a new domestically-developed train protection system.
INDIAN Railways (IR) has set the budget for infrastructure development for 2013-18 at Rs 4.56 trillion ($US 86.3bn).
IRJ at the UIC Global Freight Conference in Tangier: The Mongolian government plans to invite bids by the end of the year for the first phase of a $US 7bn project to build around 6000km of new lines, comprising an east-west corridor and two north-south lines.
A 10-year agreement was signed in Beijing on October 17 between AnsaldoBreda and China Northern Rolling Stock subsidiary CNR Dalian licensing the Italian company's Sirio low-floor LRV for production in China.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) announced on October 16 that it has concluded negotiations with potential buyers of a 25% plus one share stake in its former subsidiary Freight One, with Independent Transport Company (ITC) submitting the best binding offer.