TURKISH State Railways (TCDD) plans to invite tenders within the next 40 days for its first 300km/h trains. It is negotiating a €180m loan from the Islamic Development Bank in order to procure a batch of seven trains.
MR Abdul Aziz Al-Hugail, president of Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO), has cast doubt over the future of the railway's deal with CAF for 200km/h diesel trains following a series of malfunctions just one month after the first five trains entered service.
A CHINESE manufacturer has topped the league table of the world's rolling stock manufacturers for the first time, according to a new study of the industry, which reveals CSR Corporation leapfrogged Bombardier to become the largest supplier by turnover in 2010.
CAF has secured a Riyals 553m ($US 147.5m) contract with Saudi Railways Company (SAR) to supply five push-pull diesel passenger trains for the North-South Railway.
