THE president of Senegal Mr Macky Sall attended a ceremony on December 14 to mark the official start of works on the Dakar Express Regional Rail (TER) project.
SIEMENS announced on December 14 that the first of five trains for All Aboard Florida’s Brightline service has left its factory in Sacramento, California, to make the 4912km journey to Florida.
GERMANY’s newest open-access passenger operator, Locomore, launched its first service linking Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Hannover and Berlin on December 14.
THE European Parliament voted to adopt the market pillar of the Fourth Railway Package at a plenary session in Strasbourg on December 14 in the final stage of a legislative process which will open Europe’s railway sector to greater competition.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) announced on December 13 that it has agreed a contract with Iranian Islamic Republic Railways (RAI) to electrify the 495km Garmsar - Inche Burun line in northern Iran.
EURO Cargo Rail (ECR), the French subsidiary of DB Cargo, announced on December 8 that it plans to shed around 300 jobs as it seeks to restore profitability in the face of challenging market conditions.
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) and Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) have signed a €120m loan agreement to support investment in new Bombardier metro trains and to renew signalling and safety systems on the metro network.
NEW Stadler Flirt 3 EMUs entered service with three operators in the Netherlands with the start of the 2017 timetable on December 11.
A second rail link between London and Oxford was completed on December 11 with the start of a new 30-minute-interval service operated by Chiltern Railways.
ITALIAN State Railways (FS) announced on December 12 that it has purchased 36.7% of Astaldi’s shares in Milan’s Metro M5 consortium for €64.5m.
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