INDONESIA's transport minister Mr Ignasius Jonan announced on January 22 that proposals to build a high-speed line linking the country's two largest cities have been put on hold for at least five years.

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG transport authority (NVBW), together with transport authorities in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Bergstrasse, and Saarland have selected DB Regio for a contract to operate Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn Lot 1 for 17 years from December 2016.

ITALIAN Railway Network (RFI) has signed two contracts for civil works on new high-speed lines in northern Italy.

KB Holding, which has a 29.99% holding in Vossloh, plans to offer between €48 and €49 per share for the remaining 70% of the company.

ROCKY Mountaineer has awarded Canarail a contract to refurbish its entire luxury tourist Goldleaf fleet, consisting of 16 double-deck domed coaches.

Czech infrastructure manager, SŽDC, has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom a contract worth €14.7m to install GSM-R on the 185km line linking the West-Bohemian cities of Beroun, Plzeň and Cheb.

EVERSHOLT Investment Group announced on January 20 that it has reached an agreement to sell 100% of British rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail to Luxembourg-registered CK Investments, which is jointly owned by Hong Kong-based Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings and Cheung Kong (Holdings).

PUGET Sound regional transport authority Sound Transit has been awarded a $US 1.33bn federal loan by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund the expansion of Seattle's light rail network.

THE High Court in Tanzania has declared the strike by Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) workers illegal, bringing the week-long protest over five month salary arrears to an end.