BOMBARDIER has today signed cooperation agreements with Russian rolling stock supplier Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) to jointly develop and market metro and light rail vehicles for customers in Russia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe.
SLOVENIAN Railways (SZ) has relaunched its train maintenance and overhaul activities under the brand SZ Traction and Technical (SZ-VIT) with the aim of expanding its business internationally.
THE project to automate Paris Metro Line 1 reached an important milestone on July 7 with the launch of full Unattended Train Operation (UTO) at weekends.
ALSTOM officially handed over the first Metropolis Budapest metro train to Budapest Transport Company (BKV) in a ceremony at Stadionok station on July 10.
IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: The president of French National Railways (SNCF) Mr Guillaume Pepy today called for the construction of a second high-speed line between Paris and Lyon to relieve congestion on the existing railway.
IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: US transportation secretary Mr Ray LaHood gave a rousing speech this morning to the 1000 delegates attending the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Philadelphia.
BERLIN Transport (BVG) has appointed Stadler Pankow to supply two pre-production metro trains as part of a programme to modernise the city's small-profile U-Bahn fleet.
ELECTRO-MOTIVE Diesel (EMD) and plant, automotive and handling product distributor Barloworld have formed Electro-Motive Diesel Africa, a joint venture which will assemble diesel locomotives in South Africa for the wider southern African market.
CHINA inaugurated its latest section of high-speed line on July 1, with the opening of the 293k Hanyi Railway between Hankou in Wuhan and Yichang in western Hubei province.
AFTER years of delays, the Dutch Environmental and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) finally granted authorisation to place into service for the AnsaldoBreda V250 'Fyra' high-speed train fleet on July 6.