A feasibility study into the construction of a €1bn route between Dobbiaco and Calalzo in Italy's Belluno province will take place following an agreement signed on February 13.
GOVIA Thameslink Railway, Britain, has completed its order of 25 class 700 EMUs from Siemens in a £200m deal after securing funding from British leasing company Rock Rail.
UNITED States railway investment company Iowa Pacific Holdings has sold its shareholding in Andean Railways Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
FOURTH quarter and full-year revenues for Bombardier Transportation fell compared with 2014's figures, the company has revealed – and it plans to cut 3,200 jobs in its non-aviation transport activities.
INDIA's government has approved investment of Rs 107 billion ($US 1.56bn) in railway projects.
German lead prosecutor Mr Wolfgang Gliese says 'human error' by a train dispatcher caused a head-on crash in Bad Aibling, Germany, on February 9 which killed 11 people, including both drivers.
THE first of 75 new six-car EMUs for South East Queensland commuter services arrived in Brisbane, Australia, on February 16.
INDRA, Spain, is to supply ticketing equipment and information technology to Argentinian State Railways (SOFSA) in a €35m deal.
TWO Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) working on Qatar's Doha Metro Green Line have successfully completed their sections of tunnelling.
DB Cargo has launched a new subsidiary in the Czech Republic called DB Cargo Czechia. It is the 16th state in which the German freight operator has launched an independent operation.
