CANADIAN National Railway (CN) recorded strong growth for the fourth quarter of 2016 with an 8% increase in net income compared with 3% for the full year, while revenue rose by 2% and tonne-km by 4% for the last quarter compared with 5% falls in revenue and tonne-km for the full year.

THE first batch of 15 GE Transportation C30 ACi Evolution Series diesel-electric locomotives for Angolan National Railways (INCFA) arrived in Angola on January 11 after completing their sea voyage from the United States.

ANSALDO STS has been awarded a $A 44m ($US 33m) contract to supply signalling and telecommunications systems for Perth’s Forrestfield – Airport Link.

THE expansion of the broad-gauge network in northeast India reached another milestone on January 24, when the first broad-gauge passenger train on the Agartala - Udaipur line in Tripura was flagged off by railways minister Mr Suresh Prabhu via a video link from Dehli.

TRENITALIA and First Group have joined forces to bid for two British passenger rail franchises - East Midlands and West Coast Partnership - which are due to be awarded in 2018.

THE Swedish city of Lund will launch construction of its first modern light rail line on February 15, when a groundbreaking ceremony will be held outside the University of Lund Faculty of Engineering.

A four-month trial using sensors mounted on trams to monitor air pollution has begun in the French city of Grenoble.

UNION Pacific (UP) announced on January 23 that it intends to spend around $US 3.1bn through its 2017 capital programme, subject to approval by the Class 1 railway’s board of directors.

STADLER Minsk CEO Mr Philipp Brunner confirmed to the Belarusian media on January 23 that the company has secured a contract to supply 10 trains to Minsk Metro.

LOWER Silesian Railways (KD) signed a Zlotys 266.5m ($US 65.5m) contract with Newag at Wroclaw Glowny station on January 13 for 11 additional Impuls regional EMUs.