MORE than 23 years after construction began, Kazakhstan's first metro line finally opened on December 1, with the inauguration of Almaty Line 1.
THE Ethiopian government has awarded China Eryuan Engineering Group a contract worth around $US 400m to build the city's 37.4km light rail network.
DOMODEDOVO Trans Development (DTD) has revealed ambitious plans for a 214km light rail network that will link Moscow's expanding southern outer suburbs, and connect Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports.
The first of six Stadler Pankow Variobahn low-floor LRVs for Transport for London's Croydon light rail network was tested in the German city of Chemnitz during December and January.
MANY light rail projects launched in Spain more than five years ago are facing serious financial difficulties because of the economic crisis.
DB REGIO has ordered an additional 90 class 430 emus from Bombardier and Alstom in a deal worth approximately e500m.
USIMINAS Mechanica, Brazil, has agreed to build a second wagon manufacturing plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais as the company aims to tap into Brazil's expected need to buy 4500 wagons per year.
EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) reportedly lost £E 70m ($US 11.6m) between January 28 2011 and January 12 2012 in the midst of the uprising to overthrow the regime of former president Mr Hosni Mubarak.
UNION Pacific reported net income of $US 964m in the fourth quarter of 2011, and $US 3.3bn for the full year, an 18% increase on 2010.
The Bangladeshi government says it expects to conclude a $US 2.7bn loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency by next month for the city's first metro line.
