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Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobility (IdFM) is ordering 96 more RER NG double-deck EMUs from Alstom for RER Line D at a cost of €2.1bn.
Belgian National Railways’ (SNCB) decision to select CAF for a €3.4bn framework contract to supply up to 600 new trains has ...
The US federal government is ending Amtrak's involvement in the Dallas - Houston high-speed project by withdrawing $US 63.9m ...
Transport Infrastructure Ireland has published the emerging preferred route for a proposed 18km light rail line in Cork.
Work is advancing rapidly on the southern extension of the single light rail line in the southern Spanish city of Granada.
Incumbent Arriva is competing with Keolis and QBuzz for a 15-year concession to operate the regional Vechtdal Lines network ...
Stadler has signed a contract with the Sud region of France to supply eight metre-gauge two-car hybrid multiple-units.
A $US 840m project has been announced to build three light rail lines in the Moroccan city of Tangier, with a total length of 25-30km.
Alstom has signed a €60m contract with S-Bahn Hamburg to provide onboard ETCS and ATO equipment for 82 class 490 EMUS.
CPK has awarded Austria’s Porr Group a $US 570m contract to build a 4.6km high-speed rail tunnel under the centre of the ...
The British government has taken over management of British Steel, a major supplier of rail products and services to railway customers around the world.
Kevin Smith joined IRJ in 2009 as Features Editor and since then has travelled the world reporting on developments in the world's railways. He was appointed Managing Editor in 2017 and Editor-in-Chief ...