Rijeka integrated transport agreement signed

An agreement for multimodal transport integration in the city of Rijeka was signed by the local authorities, passenger train operator HŽPP and bus operator Autotrolej on June 12.

New Zealand signals increase in rail investment

THE New Zealand government has signalled its intention to increase investment in rail projects and reduce highway spending in its 10-year government policy statement (GPS) on land transport released on June 28, the first published by the new Labour-led government.

RCG venture runs Greek freight trains

Open access freight venture Rail Cargo Logistics Goldair began operating its own trains on the national rail network on June 27, when it dispatched an initial trip from the RCG terminal at Sindos near Thessaloniki to Idomeni on the border with Macedonia.

First Inspiro train for Sofia metro leaves factory

THE first of a fleet of 20 three-car Inspiro trains bound the metro in the Bulgarian capital Sofia left the Newag plant in Nowy Sącz, Poland, on June 25.

Tendering begins for Paris RER Line B fleet replacement

ILE-DE-FRANCE Mobility, Paris Transport Authority (RATP) and French National Railways (SNCF) have issued a call for tenders for a contract to supply up to 180 new trains to replace the fleet of MI 79/84 (Z8100/Z8400) EMUs used on Paris RER Line B.

South African road-rail bus launched

Gauteng-based manufacturer RailPro is testing a road-rail vehicle intended for passenger transport on a railway line east of Pretoria.

Electric freight locomotive unveiled

A Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Works Type 2ES5S twin-section 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotive with asynchronous traction motors was unveiled on June 26, in a ceremony at Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant attended by Russian Railways' CEO Oleg Belozerov.

DB orders CRRC hybrid locomotives

Deutsche Bahn has awarded sole bidder CRRC Zhuzhou a contract to supply four hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains. Delivery is scheduled for 2021, and there are options for up to 16 more of the locos.

Next generation interlocking development programme launched

Infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has launched the Argos ‘innovation partnership’ project to design its next generation of computer-controlled interlockings.

Construction operation of over 3,400 km of railways underway

Over 3,410 kilometers of railways are under construction throughout Iran, Deputy Transport Minister Kheirollah Khademi told IRNA on Sunday.