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Bombardier plans to build train plant in Qatar
Friday, October 21, 2011 Bombardier has unveiled plans to build a train plant in Qatar if it wins the $1.8bn Lusail light rail project, which is a rail system linking parts of the country’s yet-to-be-built Lusail...

SAIL, Indian Rail to form JV to set up a coach plant in India
Thursday, October 20, 2011 Steel Authority of India (SAIL), in a joint venture (JV) with the Indian Railways, is planning to set up a coach manufacturing unit in Kanchrapara, West Bengal, in...

German Railway to Test High-Speed Train in UK
Friday, September 24, 2010 Deutsche Bahn (DB) will test a high-speed train this year, following its first cross-channel voyage, for a direct rail service between London and the German city of Frankfurt. The...

Network Rail Less Efficient than European Peers, Report Says
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Network Rail (NR) in the UK is lagging behind the rest of European companies in efficiency, with a 40% efficiency gap in maintaining and renewing its infrastructure, according to the Office of...

Bulgaria State Railways Seeks World Bank, EBRD Loan
Thursday, September 02, 2010 Bulgarian State Railways (BSR) is seeking an international loan from various financial institutions to help finance debt payments through 2014. The rail operator is in contact with the...

Faiveley Transport Subsidiary, Amsted Rail Form Joint Rail Company
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Faiveley Transport's US subsidiary Ellcon National and Amsted Rail have formed a joint subsidiary to market freight rail brakes. Faiveley Transport will have majority ownership in the ...

Deutsche Bahn's 2010 Revenues Increase
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Deutsche Bahn's (DB) revenues in the first half of 2010 rose by 12.8% to €16.1bn ($21bn) compared with the same period in 2009. The company's adjusted results from operations also...

Canadian National Railway Net Income up by 38%
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Canadian National Railway said its second-quarter 2010 net income increased by 38% to C$534m ($513m) from C$387m ($371m) in 2009. The company's revenue rose by 18% to C$2.09bn ($2bn)...

Evraz Group Starts Work to Increase Production for Russia
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Nizhniy Tagil Iron and Steel Works (NTMK) has begun the reconstruction of its railway production facility in Russia. NTMK will invest RUB2bn ($63m) for the work, which includes the...

China Produces Its Fastest High-Speed Train
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 China has produced its fastest high-speed train with a maximum operating speed of 380km/h. The 380A locomotive, manufactured in Changchun, Jilin, is expected to run for the first time on...

China Railway Erju Receives 11 Projects
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 China Railway Erju has received 11 railway construction projects worth 24.045bn yuan ($3.5bn). The projects involve building the ninth section of the Datong-Xi'an passenger line for 6.370bn...

Siemens Joint Venture to Supply Locomotives to RZD
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Russian Railways (RZD) has ordered 221 locomotives from OOO Ural Locomotives, a joint venture between Siemens and OJSC Sinara Transport Machines. Siemens is expected to spend over...

Wärtsilä and TMH Join Forces to Tap Russian Rail Market
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Wärtsilä and Transmashholding (TMH) have inked a deal to set up a joint venture (JV) to produce modern multipurpose diesel engines for the Russian rail market. ...

Genesee & Wyoming Wins Top Safety Awards
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) has received the rail industry's top award for safety performance in 2009. The US-based railroad company said it also won four of the six President's Awards...

South African Transport Strike Hits Train Services
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Two major South Africa transport unions have extended strikes, affecting rail services. About two million train commuters were left stranded as rail workers for the Passenger Rail Agency of...

US Proposes Mobile Phone Ban for Railroad Workers
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The US Government has proposed restrictions on the use of mobilec phones and other hand-held electronic devices by on-duty railroad operators following a summit on distracted driving last year. ...

Eurostar to Introduce Mid-Range Class
Monday, May 17, 2010 International rail operator Eurostar has announced the introduction of a standard premier class for economy travellers. The mid-range class, which will include extra space and services,...

Bombardier Wins Swiss Train Order
Friday, May 14, 2010 Switzerland’s national rail operator SBB has awarded Bombardier a CHF1.9bn ($1.7bn) contract to supply 59 high-tech, energy efficient trains. The Canada-based company is expected to...

Siemens to Deliver Trains to Austrian Rail
Thursday, April 22, 2010 Siemens has signed a €1bn ($1.3bn) deal with Austrian Federal Railways (OBB) for the delivery of up to 200 regional passenger trains. The eco-friendly Desiro ML-type multiple units...

UK Rail Firm Jarvis May Lay Off 1,100 Workers
Thursday, April 01, 2010 The administrators of Jarvis in the UK said they could slash 1,100 jobs across the country. The rail maintenance firm went into administration in late March following a refusal by its creditors...