RUSSIAN freight wagon producer Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) has indicated an interest in establishing an assembly facility in Angola to build rolling stock for railways in southern Africa.
WORK has started to create a prototype battery-powered emu which can operate beyond the catenary as way of extending the benefits of electric operation as Britain electrifies more of it national rail network.
DB Regio introduced new Bombardier class 442 emus built for the Mid-German S-Bahn network around Leipzig on August 18, four months before they were due to enter service.
THE FIRST Pendolino set for PKP Intercity was presented to the public and the media at Wroclaw Central station on August 12, while en route from Alstom's Savigliano plant in Italy to the test centre at Żmigród, Poland.
TRIAL operation began on the light rail network in the Chinese city of Shenyang on August 15, when the first passengers travelled on the 60km system.
KRAKOW Transport Authority (MPK) has issued tender notices for two contracts to supply a fleet of 36 low-floor light rail vehicles and 40 ticket machines.
RUSSIAN construction company Transstroy announced on August 15 that it expects to complete construction on the final section of the Amur – Yakutsk Mainline (AYAM) in the Far East of the country by the end of next month.
THE Alstom-led Gibela consortium has selected a site at Ekurhuleni in the South African province of Gauteng as the location for a Rand 2bn ($US 201m) rolling stock plant, which will assemble commuter trains for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
BELGIAN infrastructure manager Infrabel says civil works have now been completed on the 16.2km Liefkenshoek rail link, which will provide a direct connection for freight trains between the western area of Antwerp docks and Antwerp North yard on the east bank of the river Scheldt.
BRAZILIAN transport minister Mr César Borges announced on August 12 that the government has postponed the tendering process for the 511km Campinas – São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro high-speed line, which is likely to delay the opening until after 2020.