SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure Goran Vesić has resigned on November 5 in the wake of ...

SWEDEN: The VR Sverige subsidiary of Finland's national operator has won the next contract to operate Öresundståg services ...

UK: Network Rail has published its small and medium-sized enterprise strategy for Control Period 7 in 2024-29, saying it will build on progress made in CP6 and renew its focus on enhancing ...

KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Pavlodar is planning to acquire up to 25 energy-efficient trams with traction batteries to help renew its fleet. The order will be financed with a €10m loan from the European ...

EGYPT: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Bashteel main line station in Giza, west of Cairo, on October 12. Also referred to as the Upper Egypt hub, Bashteel has been built to relieve the ...

IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has awarded AtkinsRéalis a contract to provide design services for the DART+ West and South West projects, which are part of the DART+ programme to expand the Dublin Area ...

USA: New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad ...

UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy struck an upbeat tone in his keynote address at the Railway Industry Association's annual ...

FRANCE: Two new companies are to take over the operations and maintenance activities of the national railway's freight business Fret SNCF on January 1 2025. Transport Minister François Durovray has ...

UK: A poll for the Railway Industry Association has found that 48% of rail business leaders surveyed believe the industry ...

POLAND: A 6·5 km extension of the Warszawa tram network from Spacerowa to Miasteczko Wilanów opened on October 29, with the ...

UK: The sanding hoses on the leading vehicle of the Transport for Wales Class 158 diesel multiple-unit which passed through ...