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News of the railway industry ○ Sunday, February 2, 2014

The 10th edition of UIC’s Training on High Speed Systems, will be held in the last week of May,...

Reportlinker.com has published a new market research report “Strategic Analysis of Light Rail...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to finance the implementation of...

After several years of hesitation, the French Government has now launched the project to connect...

Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG has ordered another 20 S-DT8.12 light rail vehicles from Stadler...

Last Saturday, January 18, the French state-owned operator SNCF, RFF and 14 partners have...

Bombardier Transportation announces that the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART...

The Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) will fire up its iconic 1923 steam engine for regularly scheduled...

It is now possible to reserve a train ticket on a direct high-speed rail service linking France...

Alstom Transport will open a new manufacturing line dedicated to trams in Taubaté, Brazil,...

Poland’s capital Warsaw has signed a contract with local rolling stock manufacturer PESA...

Japan may provide a loan to the US in the amount of US$4.79 billion for the implementation of a...

The government of India is considering lifting the existing ban on the foreign direct...

Chinese government has recently announced its plans to invest up to GBP 60 billion in 2014, in...

The amount of investment program of Russian railway monopoly RZD for 2013 reached RUB 467.5...

The government of Russia’s St.Petersburg has started negotiations with a group of Chinese...

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn will recruit approximately 10 000 new employees by 2020...

More than 1,08 billion passengers were transported by Russian railway monopoly RZD in 2013,...

The government of Ukraine has approved a scheme of funding of the project for the building of a...

The Russian government plans to invest up to19 billion rubles (USD$593 million) in the...

Municipal authorities of Skopje have launched a tender to select the operator of the city’s planned tram network. The project, developed in the...

Pennsylvania State investments of $16.1 million in rail freight will help improve facilities, help businesses expand operations and ensure safety...

Canadian Pacific and Genesee & Wyoming announced recently that they have executed an agreement pursuant to which CP will sell the west end of...

Alstom was awarded by Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) of Ravenna – an Italian construction company - a contract to supply sub-systems to...

The Greenbrier Companies recently reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2013.

Higher net profit for 2013 Slovenia’s state-run railway company Slovenske Zeleznice increased its passenger volume last year to 16.4 million...

The Swedish state-owned train operator SJ will invest SEK 3,5 billion in its SJ 2000 train. ABB has been awarded the major contract for the...

Taking a bike on public transit can be a huge hassle, or often, not an option at all. Specially designed accommodations for bicyclists are usually...

As part of a major upgrade of the Metro Blue Line, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will invest $869 million...

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has issued its 2013 rail traffic report that shows mixed results for the nation’s freight railroads....

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and Norfolk Southern Corp. have entered...

According to head of the office Alexander Moiseyev, the Mogilev Office of Belarusian Railways will purchase three Polish-made three-car diesel...

Azerbaijan Railways plans to purchase new passenger and cargo locomotives, according to the head of press service of Azerbaijan Railways Nadir...

GarantiBank granted a financing amounting to 4.3 million Euro to Softronic Craiova, the only locomotive manufacturer in South-Eastern Europe,...

In the evening of Tuesday, December 31, the last Estonian Edelaraudtee passenger train from Tallinn to Tartu departed festively as from January 1...

Bombardier says it is the largest foreign investor in the Polish railway transportation industry. Its four facilities located in Warsaw, Katowice...

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn spent years cutting jobs to save costs. As thousands of employees now head into retirement, the company now...

The first wagon is put into service on the route Helsinki-Oulu at the end of the January. Cars have two floors. In the lower floor there is a...

The authorities of Poland’s Pomerania region have launched a tender to purchase four two-car diesel multiple units (DMUs) for the regional railway...

In Germany, Solaris says it has a 10% share of the city bus market which makes it the third largest supplier there. Building on its success in...

Newag operates two Poland-based production facilities, located in Nowy Sacz...

The outlook for Poland-based rolling stock manufacturers is positive, with...

Commissioning of the UAE railway by 2018 will bring an economic impetus to...

The government of Indonesia plans to start implementation of one of the most...

Russian RZD is preparing to the Sochi Winter Olympics, which will be held in...

China Railway Corporation, China’s national railway operator, plans to start...

Russian RZD has officially announced that it Sapsan train, a 1,520 mm gauge...

Russian railway monopoly RZD has launched a new passenger service on its...

TE2-414 freight locomotive became another show-piece at the exhibition of...

An exhibition of historic Russian freight locomotives has been recently...

Deutsche Bahn is going to spend 4.6 billion euro on modernization and...

DSB officially ended its foreign excursion into Sweden in the spring of 2011...

Promotions launched earlier this month on the Taiwan High Speed Rail will...

The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to complete construction of 17 roads...

Passenger and goods train services across the Danube Bridge 2 at the...

In response to growing demand, Amtrak Auto Train is expanding capacity by...

Providing that there is no adverse wintry weather conditions in the meantime...

British Network Rail will become a public sector body during 2014. The new...

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to build five dual-track railway...

Russian RZD plans to start mass production of diesel locomotives, operated...

Moscow metro has announced a tender for the purchase of trains. The amount...

Russian RZD will continue to implement its cost-cutting policy in 2014,...

About 775 freight rail cars were purchased by Ukranian Railways, Ukraine’s...

Russian RZD plans to expand its portfolio of overseas infrastructure...

Turkey plans to establish production of trains within the country, according...

Negotiations of the governments of Baltics states about the establishment of...

China, North and South Korea will jointly built a railway line and a highway...

Building of the Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail line is expected to be started...

Russian RZD plans to start implementation of the project for the building of...

The European Commission has accepted the commitments offered by the German...

An American woman whose legs were crushed by a train in Austria has won her...

The EBRD is supported the modernization of railway transport in Montenegro...

Metros overground plan was not in legal force as the construction of the...

Amtrak have officially opened its new Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge at Los...

Opening of Leipzig's new so-called City-tunnel in mid-December 2013 was a...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentis financing a loan to...

European transport group Arriva has begun a new rail contract operating on...

The 220 km/h fast railway line between Turin and Lyon will connect these two...

Metro, in partnership with Network Rail and Northern Rail is planning to...

VR is ordering 80 new electric locomotives of the German Siemens. The order...

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London

2 Feb, 2014

Southwest, Gentle breeze, 4.9 m/s7°C

0 mm precipitation

Pressure: 1009.2 hPa

Paris

2 Feb, 2014

South-southwest, Light breeze, 2.9 m/s7°C

0 mm precipitation

Pressure: 1015.1 hPa

Frankfurt am Main

2 Feb, 2014

South-southwest, Light air, 1.5 m/s3°C

0 mm precipitation

Pressure: 1017.6 hPa

New York

2 Feb, 2014

West, Gentle breeze, 3.9 m/s10°C

0 mm precipitation

Pressure: 1014.4 hPa

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