THE supervisory board of Czech Railways (CD) has approved the purchase up to 80 long-distance coaches from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) in a deal worth up to CKr 413m ($US 20.5m).
UNITED Wagon Company (UWC), Russia, and Tatravagonka, Slovakia, have formed a joint venture company, Railway Casted Components (RCC), which will produce Barber bogie castings for 1520mm-gauge wagons.
GREECE'S Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced on October 31 that three bids for the sale of national train operating company Trainose have qualified for the final stage of the privatisation process.
The Western Australian capital city of Perth is experiencing rapid population growth which is placing ever greater demand on its public transport infrastructure. Regional editor Mark Carter considers the current state of play for the city's rapid transit ambitions.
Swedish transport authority Trafikverket hosted a matchmaking session with prospective suppliers for a range of infrastructure projects included in Sweden's proposed 2014-2025 Transport Plan at last month's Nordic Rail exhibition in Jönköping. Kevin Smith was in the audience.
SCOTTISH transport minister Mr Keith Brown confirmed on November 1 that five companies have been shortlisted to run the new ScotRail franchise, which will commence in 2015, while three are bidding to operate the Caledonian Sleeper service.
A JOINT venture of SP-Technology, Russia and Vossloh Cogifer, in partnership with Russian Railways (RZD), has completed its acquisition of in Novosibirsk Switch Plant, Russia's largest manufacturer of points and crossings.
BRITAIN's Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has concluded its review of Network Rail's (NR) five-year plan covering the period 2014-2019 and says it will receive more than £21bn to run the national network and will be allowed to invest £12bn.
CZECH wagon manufacturer Legios filed for insolvency on October 28, owing around CKr 220m ($US 11.7m) the VUB bank and more than CKr 300m to other creditors.
THE European Commission (EC) has approved the planned acquisition of a 25% stake in Spanish open-access railfreight operator Comsa Rail Transport (CRT) by French National Railways (SNCF), which was first announced in April.
