CHINA's Ministry of Railways (MOR) has announced it will increase rail investment this year by 16% to Yuan 470bn ($US 73bn) as the country seeks to boost economic growth through infrastructure spending.
DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) celebrated the completion of the first phase of the 22.5km light rail Orange line on July 30, with the inauguration of the 7.2km section between Bachman and Irving.
SPANISH signalling supplier Enyse has awarded Mermec, Italy, a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 wayside equipment as part of a project to upgrade and electrify the Thénia – Oued Aissi line east of Algiers.
The Qatar Foundation has awarded Siemens a turnkey contract worth more than €100m to build and equip the 11.5km light rail line that will link Education City with the Doha Metro.
ETIHAD Rail, the developer of the UAE's planned 1200km national rail network, has issued invitations to tender for the first three contracts for the second phase of the project.
NS Hispeed celebrated a long-awaited milestone on July 29, when one of its AnsaldoBreda V250 Fyra emus operated a scheduled passenger service for the first time.
MOLDOVAN Railways (CFM) will launch an accelerated service between the capital Chisinau and Ocnita on July 28, using the first of a fleet of modernised dmus.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) unveiled its financial results for the first half of 2012 on July 26, with group revenues rising 3.1% year-on-year to €16.8bn, despite further retrenchment in its freight activities.
A ceremony was staged today by French Rail Network (RFF) and Eiffage to mark the start of construction of the 182km Bretagne-Pays de la Loire high-speed line.
THE European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €152m sovereign loan to finance the extension of the first metro line in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk.