ŠKODA Transportation has agreed a 10-year technology licensing contract with CSR Qingdao Sifang to produce up to 400 ForCity (15T) low-floor LRV cars for the Chinese market.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has appointed Dr Timo Huges as CEO following Mr Bert Meerstadt's decision to step down from the position on October 1.
THE saga surrounding Fyra cross-border services between the Netherlands and Belgium took another twist on May 31, when Belgian National Railways (SNCB) announced it had cancelled its order for V250 high-speed trains with AnsaldoBreda.
MTR Shenzhen, the operator of Shenzhen Metro Line 4, has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) a Yuan 420m ($US 67.74m) contract to supply 56 metro cars which will be delivered in 2013-14.
IRJ at the 1520 Strategic Partnership: Mr Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways (RZD), has confirmed that the first high-speed line to be built in Russia will connect Moscow with Kazan.
THE president of Russian Railways (RZD), Mr Vladimir Yakunin, has pledged that the Russian rail network will continue to be vertically integrated for at least another two years.
TENDERS will be invited later this year by South Africa's Department of Transport to conduct a study into the likely cost and feasibility of building high-speed lines between the country's main cities.
IRJ at IAF Münster: Geismar today handed Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel the keys to a new catenary measuring vehicle during a ceremony at the IAF track technology exhibition in Münster.
ALSTOM and Transmashholding (TMH) signed an agreement with Russian Railways (RZD) at the 1520 Strategic Partnership forum in Sochi on May 30 to develop a new design of dual-voltage electric locomotive.
EUROTUNNEL announced on May 30 that it is to launch a financial support scheme for railfreight operators in an effort to boost cross-Channel volumes, which have declined significantly from their peak of 3.1 million tonnes in 1998.
