COMMERCIAL services began on the 157.9km Tianjin - Baoding high-speed line on December 28, closing an important gap in the high-speed network south of Beijing.
ITALIAN minister for transport and infrastructure Mr Graziano Delrio and the mayor of Palermo Mr Leoluca Orlando inaugurated the Sicilian capital's light rail network on December 30.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has invited tenders for a £112m project to rebuild and expand Glasgow Queen Street station, the third busiest station in Scotland.
MID-SAXONY Transport Authority (VMS) says it will start using eight electro-diesel Citylink tram-trains for services from Chemnitz city centre to Hainichen, Burgstadt and Mittweida in early 2016.
THE University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has secured a £140,000 grant to develop a software-based asset management tool to help light rail operators calculate the most appropriate rail-wear limits for their network with the aim of increasing maintenance intervals.
THREE French ministries have formed a joint venture with Alstom and Ademe, a government agency which funds sustainability projects, to develop the country's next-generation high-speed train
SINGAPOREAN prime minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong inaugurated the second phase of the Downtown Line (DTL2) on December 26, extending the total length of the line to 20.9km and improving rail links to the northwest of the island.
THE Chinese city of Nanchang opened its first metro line on December 26 with the start of passenger operations on the initial phase Line 1.
LONDON Underground (LU) took delivery of two new points and crossings tampers supplied by Matisa, Switzerland, in early December.
PANAMA Metro has awarded a €145m contract to a consortium including Alstom, Thales, Sofratresa, CIM, and TSO to expand the Panama City metro Line 1 train fleet and upgrade the line's signalling system, power supply, and depot facilities.
