FRENCH Rail Network (RFF) invites civil engineering companies to bid by August 26 for a contract to construct a 6km underground extension to RER Line E in Paris.
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has selected MTR Corporation to become the first operator of the new Crossrail line. The £1.4bn concession will be for eight years with an option to extend it by two years.
QUEEN Elizabeth II today officially opened the rebuilt and expanded Reading station, a major bottleneck on Britain's railway network.
FRANCE's minister of transport, Mr Frédéric Cuvilier, has approved the staging of three public inquires in October related to the so-called Grand Southwest Railway Project (GPSO).
LUXEMBOURG City Council granted consent on July 14 for the construction of the first phase of the city's light rail network, which was given the go-ahead by the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy last month.
LOWER SAXONY Transport Authority (LNVG) has awarded German regional operator Metronom a two-year extension to its contract to operate services on the 120km line from Hamburg to Stade and Cuxhaven.
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) announced on July 15 that four bidders have been shortlisted for a contract to supply at least 39 new trains for the London Overground network.
DÜSSELDORF public transport operator Rheinbahn announced on July 11 that it has secured a €150m loan from the European Investment Bank which will be used to fund a €300m investment in the city's light rail and bus networks.
THE first five of 21 additional EMD JTW42CWR (class 66) diesel locomotives for British operator GB Railfreight were unloaded at the port Newport in Wales on July 11 after completing their sea voyage across the Atlantic from the United States.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has concluded a 10-month trial using a Siemens ULF light rail vehicle, which has been specially adapted with energy-saving technologies as part of the EcoTram research project.
