SNCF GEODIS is claiming a European first after transporting 55m-long wind turbine blades by rail from Germany to Denmark.
THE integrated structure of railways in Germany and Austria does not contravene European legislation on liberalisation, according to European Court of Justice Advocate General Mr Niilo Jääskinen, who today delivered his opinions on infringement actions brought against several European Union (EU) member states by the European Commission (EC).
SWEDISH regional public transport authority Östgötatrafiken has awarded Alstom a €50m contract to supply eight additional X61 Coradia Nordic 15kV ac emus under a framework agreement signed in 2008.
GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded a consortium of Siemens and Kapsch CarrierCom a €93m contract to equip 230km of the under construction high-speed line from Halle and Leipzig to Ebensfed via Erfurt with ERTMS Level 2.
CHINA's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on September 5 that it has approved plans for 25 urban rail projects worth a total of more than Yuan 800bn ($US 127bn).
THE MUNICIPALITY of Odense has appointed Cowi, Denmark, as technical consultant, together with Systra, France, and ETC, Germany, as sub-consultants, for the development of the first light rail line in the Danish city.
CSR Corporation announced today that a joint venture of its subsidiary CSR Qingdao Sifang and Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been awarded a contract by Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) to supply 132 type C151B metro cars for the city's rapidly-expanding network.
CANADIAN National says it will add more than 2200 new wagons to its fleet this year, as well as 1300 new containers, as part of a drive to support traffic growth.
THE first of 28 double-deck emus for the Bern S-Bahn was handed over by Stadler to BLS in a ceremony today in the Swiss capital.
THE government of New South Wales issued a draft 20-year transport plan today which outlines around $A 100bn ($US 104.24bn) in improvements to transport infrastructure in the Sydney metropolitan area.
