THE Court of Justice in Amsterdam has rejected a second attempt by AnsaldoBreda to obtain information from the various reports on the performance of the V250 high-speed trains from both Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB).
THE first two of 35 six-car Siemens Inspiro metro trains entered passenger service in Warsaw on October 6.
BERLIN Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB) has shortlisted operators for a 15-year concession to operate the ring line of the Berlin S-Bahn, currently run by German Rail (DB).
RAIL will remain Spain's top transport priority in 2014 according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport's draft budget published last week, accounting for 51% of the total planned investment of €8.98bn. Rail spending will increase by 21% from €3.78bn this year to €4.58bn in 2014.
ITALIAN State Railways (FS) might be asked by the Italian government to become a shareholder in the country's national airline, Alitalia, to help recapitalise it and to take advantage of the synergies between rail and air.
THE first of 70 Coradia Meridian emus for Trenitalia is nearing completion at Alstom's Savigliano plant in northern Italy and is due to be handed over to Trenitalia by the end of October.
NEW York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced a 20-year plan worth $US 105.9bn to improve its public transport infrastructure and assets.
MR Giuseppe Sciarrone, CEO of Italian open-access high-speed operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), issued his resignation on October 2. The company's steering committee has appointed its president Mr Antonello Perricone as his replacement.
A proposed metro project in Pune, India's eighth largest city, received a boost earlier this week when the Maharashtra state government approved the project and committed to partly fund its construction.
THE CEO of Italian State Railways (FS) Mr Mauro Moretti officiated at a ceremony at Milan Central station yesterday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pendolino tilting trains in Italy.
