A MILESTONE was reached on a key capacity enhancement project in northeast England on June 1, when GB Railfreight operated the first test train over the newly-completed Doncaster North Chord.
ITALIAN State Railways' (FS) steering committee, led by its new president Mr Marcello Messori, has appointed Mr Michele Mario Elia as CEO of FS Group.
GENESEE & Wyoming's newest rail subsidiary, the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E) began operations on June 1, 2014 after Canadian Pacific (CP) completed the sale of the line, the western stretch of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E).
POLISH rolling stock manufacturer Newag has reached an agreement with Duro Daković Specijalna Vozila, which will enable the Croatian company to assemble Newag E4ACU Griffin electric locomotives at its plant in Slavonski Brod.
GERMAN Rail (DB) railfreight subsidiary DB Schenker Rail opened its new centralised European Operations Centre (EOC) in Frankfurt on June 2, bringing control of its operations in 15 countries under one roof.
NINGBO became the 20th Chinese city to operate a metro network on May 30, when trial operation began on the initial 20.9km phase of Line 1 from Gaoqiao West to Donghuan South Road.
CHINESE industrial group MA Steel's bid for French wheelset manufacturer Valdunes has been selected by the Commercial Court of Valenciennes, paving the way for a complete takeover of the group's activities, and the creation of a new company, MG-Valdunes.
RHINE-Main Transport Authority (RMV), Westfalen-Lippe Transport Authority (MWL) and North Hessen Transport Authority (NVV) have issued a prior information notice for a contract to operate the so-called North Hessen Network for 15-years from December 2017.
NEARLY six years after construction began, Edinburgh finally launched its first modern light rail line on May 30, when the 13.5km route was inaugurated by dignitaries including Scottish transport minister Mr Keith Brown and Edinburgh city councillor for transport Mrs Lesley Hinds.
WAGON leasing company VTG has announced it is working with Chart Ferox, a manufacturer of storage and distribution equipment for hydrocarbon and industrial gases, to develop a new generation of tank wagon for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
