THE Hungarian government has given the go-ahead for a long-discussed project to build a 113km freight line between Tatabánya and Cegléd, by-passing Budapest. This would be the biggest new railway construction in the country since 1912.
NORWEGIAN State Railways (NSB) has placed an order with Stadler for an additional 16 Flirt emus which will be delivered between spring 2014 and early 2015.
Ukrainian Railways is facing an investment crisis as it lacks the funds to replace its aging assets and the government has so far failed to come to the rescue, as Vladislav Vorotnikov explains.
TITAGARH Wagons and FreightCar America announced on February 22 that they have agreed to dissolve their Indian joint-venture company Titagarh FreightCar Private Limited, which was formed in 2008 with the aim of manufacturing and selling aluminium-bodied coal wagons in India.
A trial run of the first train in Russia to use new double-deck coaches was successfully carried out by Russian Railways' (RZD) Federal Passenger Company (FPC) subsidiary in Murmansk region on February 20.
BUDAPEST Transport Centre (BKK), which is responsible for managing and developing the Hungarian capital's transport network, has called for tenders for the purchase of 37 low-floor LRVs of two types, with a option for a further 87 vehicles.
THE City of Ottawa has finalised a $C 2.1bn ($US 2.1bn) design, build, fund and maintain contract with the Rideau Transit Group for the Confederation Line, a 12.5km light rail line from Tunney's Pasture in the west to Blair in the east.
STADLER has beaten Alstom and Skoda, Czech Republic, in a tender to supply a fleet of double-deck emus to Aeroexpress for operation on services to Moscow's three airports. Stadler will supply 112 cars with an option for 60 more in a deal worth around €350m.
THE Municipality of Amsterdam has exercised an option worth around €42m to acquire five additional six-car Metropolis metro trains from Alstom.
BRITAIN's rolling stock fleet could grow by between 53% and 99% over the next 30 years according to a new report from Network Rail (NR), which reveals up to 19,000 new electric vehicles will be needed by 2042.
