THE first of 10 new coaches ordered by Czech open-access operator RegioJet from Astra Vagoane Calaroti, Romania, is currently undergoing testing between Prague and Žilina, Slovakia.
INNSBRUCK Transport (IVB) has issued an international tender for 20 new 28m bi-directional LRVs for its metre-gauge network.
ROMANIA's infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Alcatel-Lucent a €140m contract to upgrade the 167km Sighişoara - Coşlariu - Simeria line, including the installation of ERTMS, new interlockings and a new operations control centre at Simeria.
SPAIN's infrastructure manager Adif reopened the Figueres - Barcelona high-speed line on Saturday evening, five full days after the line was closed following severe flooding in the 7km tunnel below Girona.
SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority and metro operator SMRT Corporation have announced plans to procure additional trains for North-South and East-West lines (NSEWL) by the end of the decade as part of project to boost capacity on these lines.
INTERNATIONAL high-speed services between France and Spain have been suspended since September 29 after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the 7km tunnel beneath Girona on the Figueres – Barcelona high-speed line.
ARRIYADH Development Authority has appointed Lloyd's Register Rail to act as independent safety assessor (ISA) for the $US 22.5bn Riyadh metro project.
THE mayor of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don Mr Mikhail Chernyshev has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom Russia to develop plans for the modernisation of the city's 112km standard-gauge tram network.
HZ Passenger, Croatia's sole passenger operator, is modernising its operations in preparation for the opening of the domestic market to competition in 2019, as CEO Dražen Ratković explains to Marco Chiandoni.
A NEW engineering report assessing the damage caused to the Amtrak-owned Hudson River and East River tunnels in New York City by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 recommends a phased process of maintenance works, which will require taking individual tunnel tubes out of service for extended periods.
