EGYPT’s Ministry of Transport and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has signed a letter of intent with GE Transportation for the acquisition of 100 ES30ACi Light Evolution Series diesel locomotives in a deal worth $US 575m.
MOLDOVAN Railways (CFM) has issued an international invitation to tender for a contract to supply 12-15 locomotives and rehabilitate maintenance facilities.
PAVLODAR Tram Management Company, Kazakhstan, invites bids by December 5 for the supply of 25 low-floor trams for delivery within 12 months of the contract being signed.
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on October 3 that it is lending €50m to the Republic of Moldova to finance the modernisation of its railway infrastructure and rolling stock.
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt's Ministry of International Cooperation on financing for the reconstruction of the Cairo - Heliopolis tram network.
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (EC) have agreed to provide the government of Kosovo with €82m to help fund a €195.5m project to upgrade the 148km north-south corridor between the Serbian and Macedonian borders.
EGYPT's Ministry of Transport has invited expressions of interest for the acquisition of a fleet of 13 trains for the Cairo metro and a consultant to advise on the introduction of a new fares policy designed to increase revenue.
EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) has issued a general procurement notice regarding its plans to upgrade the passenger service on the busy 208km Cairo – Alexandria corridor and possibly on the 879km main line from Cairo south to Luxor and Aswan.
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide Kosovo with a €39.9m loan, which will be used by Kosovo Railways (HK) infrastructure subsidiary Infrakos to fund the first phase of a project to rehabilitate the 148km north-south corridor between the Serbian and Macedonian borders.
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Redevelopment has agreed to provide a Tenge 2.5bn ($US 13.4m) loan to fund the modernisation of the 86km tram network in Pavlodar, a city of 330,000 people in northwest Kazakhstan.
