CHINA’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has approved the second phase of the metro networks in cities of Urumqi and Xiamen, representing a total investment of Yuan 133.9bn ($US 20.1bn).
THE economy and infrastructure secretary of the Welsh government, Mr Ken Skates, has announced that four companies have been pre-qualified for the new Wales and Borders railway franchise which will start in October 2018.
LONG-distance passenger numbers in Germany grew by 10.6% in the first half of 2016 according to figures released by the German Government Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
THE board of Wallonia Regional Transport (SWRT) has shortlisted three bidders for a concession to build and operate the first light rail line in Liège.
EUROSTAR has submitted an official notification to the Belgian rail regulator for its planned London - Amsterdam services, including details of the proposed timetable for the route.
NEWCASTLE-Upon-Tyne transport authority Nexus will launch a public consultation next month on plans to renew the Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet as it prepares a bid for funding from Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT).
VIENNA councillor for infrastructure and public services Mrs Ulli Sima joined Wiener Linen CEO Mr Günter Steinbauer and Bombardier Austria CEO Mr Christian Diewald at Bombardier’s Donaustadt plant on October 12 to officially launch production of the new fleet of Flexity low-floor LRVs for the Austrian capital.
The future of tram services on the 21.7km metre-gauge Thüringerwaldbahn from Gotha to Tabarz is in question after local bus operator Steinbrück offered to provide the same level of service for less than the €2.8m which Thüringerwaldbahn und Strassenbahn Gotha (TWSB) receives annually.
GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg marked a milestone in the modernisation of its rolling stock fleet on October 10, when the first Bombardier class 490 EMU arrived at Ohlsdorf depot in readiness for the start of testing on the Hamburg S-Bahn network.
BANGALORE Metro Rail Corporation has issued an invitation to tender for a contract to lengthen its fleet of 50 three-car trains, which were supplied by a consortium of BEML, Mitsubishi and Hyundai Rotem for the initial phase of the network.
