Test running begins on European Marmaray alignment

Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan was among the guests attending the start of test running on the European surface alignment of the Marmaray route.

10th edition of (International Level Crossing Awareness Day) ILCAD June 7, 2018 Launch conference, Zagreb, Croatia.

ILCAD, spearheaded by the UIC, draws railway industry representatives, road authorities, academics and more from around the world - aims to raise awareness about the dangers associated with the road/rail interfaces (level crossings).

KTZ and Chinese provinces have consolidated the development of cooperation in the field of container transportation

Kanat Alpysbaev, the head of “NC” Kazakhstan Temir Zholy "JSC, held a series of meetings in Shanghai with representatives of logistic platforms in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang (Yiwu), Hunan (Changsha), Jiangsu (Lianyungang), Shaanxi (Xian), Sichuan (Chengdu), Henan (Zhengzhou ) and Chongqing, as well as one of the largest global container operators - COSCO Shipping Lines, to discuss future cooperation on a number of projects.

AirBaltic buys up to 60 more CS300s

Latvian national carrier airBaltic has placed a large follow-up order for the Bombardier CS300 as part of its new business plan to streamline its fleet to one aircraft type and expand its network.

Malaysia to scrap Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high-speed project

MALAYSIA’s newly-elected prime minister Mr Mahathir Mohamad announced on May 28 that his government will abandon its commitment to the construction of a high-speed line linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, which is currently in the procurement phase.

Five new exhibitors on the Sachsen stand at InnoTrans 2018

There will be 24 exhibitors from Sachsen showcasing their innovations at the combined 'Saxony Live' presence in hall 7.2b, which is being organised by business promotion agency Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen on behalf of the Land’s Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour & Transport.

New Middle East railways map released by RAME UIC

The new version of Middle East railway map was published by the Middle Eastern office of UIC (RAME).

Russian Railways: US sanctions not to affect Iran plans

State monopoly Russian Railways says it does not expect its development projects in Iran, including a 1.2 billion euro electrification plan, to be impacted by planned US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Wunderline looks beyond replacement of the Friesen Bridge

Irreparable damage caused to the Friesen Bridge over the River Ems when it was hit by a freight ship in in December 2015 has disrupted the EU-backed Wunderline project’s ambitions to boost traffic on the regional railway corridor running east from Groningen in the northern Netherlands to Leer, Oldenburg and Bremen in northwest Germany.

High speed line tunnel breakthrough in China

Boring on the Qifengshan tunnel was completed on May 16. China Railway No 5 Engineering Group was responsible for boring the 5·2 km tunnel in Fangcheng county in Henan province, which forms part of the 818 km Zhengzhou – Wanzhou high speed line.