Railway

Bangladesh starts Padma Rail Link construction

BANGLADESH Railway (BR) started work on the Padma Rail Link project on July ۳ after signing a $US ۲.۶bn loan with…

SNCF Logistics takes control of Spanish rail freight operator

THE board of Spanish infrastructure and engineering company Comsa has reached an agreement to sell its remaining stake…

Alstom’s iLint hydrogen train certified for operation in Germany

ALSTOM’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell passenger train has been granted approval by the German Federal Railway…

Poland investigates use of hydrogen fuel for rail freight

POLISH coal mining company JSW and national rail freight operator PKP Cargo have agreed to cooperate to research,…

Alstom unveils the first tram for Caen la mer in France

Alstom presented today the first Citadis X۰۵ tram, which will run on all three new lines Caen la mer (Normandy), in…

Saudi Railways sees ۱۳۹% increase in passengers

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) saw a ۱۳۹% increase in the number of passengers on its trains during the second quarter of…

Garmsar – Incheh Borun electrification gets underway

RZD International officially launched work to electrify the Garmsar – Incheh Borun line with a ceremony on July ۲.

LRV testing begins on Canberra light rail line

OVERNIGHT testing of LRVs on the Canberra Metro light rail line has been ramped up with a view to achieving the…

Russian Lions will roar at InnoTrans ۲۰۱۸

Russian tram manufacturer PK Transportnye Systemy will display its two newest tram models at InnoTrans ۲۰۱۸.

First Thomson-East Coast Line train arrives in Singapore

TESTING of the first driverless metro train for Singapore’s Thomson-East Coast Line is underway at Mandai depot in the…