Bulgarian Railways refurbishes passenger coaches
BDŽ Putnicheski Prevozi, a passenger branch of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ), is upgrading its fleet. The rail operator has already refurbished 25 passenger coaches. By the year’s end, the company will be modernising 15...Read more
PKP Intercity invests in dining cars
Polish rolling stock manufacturer H. Cegielski–Poznań will convert 10 passenger coaches owned by the rail operator PKP Intercity into the dining cars. The deal costs more than 14.15 million Euros. The project is a part...Read more
Transmashholding to produce 3,730 passenger cars for Russian Railways
Transmashholding has concluded a deal for the delivery of 3,730 passenger cars to Federal Passenger Company, subsidiary of Russian Railways. The coaches will be produced by Tver Carriage Works (TVZ), part of Transmashholding, and delivered...Read more
CAF wins new order in Australia
The Momentum Trains consortium led by Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) will design, manufacture and provide maintenance of the new regional fleet for passenger service in New South Wales (NSW). The total...Read more
ZSSK upgrades its fleet with home-produced trains
Slovak national passenger operator Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) invests in upgrading its fleet. The company has already ordered 25 electric multiple units for 160 million Euros and 21 diesel trainsets for 71 million Euros. The...Read more
Finland will take part in Rail Baltica
The Finnish government has decided to participate in the Rail Baltica project. Finland will establish a special enterprise to become a shareholder of RB Rail company, a joint venture that was incorporated by the three...Read more
Warsaw to develop new metro line
Metro Warszawskie, the operator of the subway system in the Polish capital, will start developing a third underground route this year. The city authorities have budgeted 12.5 million Zlotys (more than 2.9 million Euros) to...Read more
New contractor for Malaysian multibillion railway project
The Malaysian government wants to revive the East Coast Rail Link, a multibillion railway project that was terminated after cancelling the deal with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Now, local authorities discuss the possibility to...Read more
Morocco launches Casablanca tram extension
The Casablanca tram network was extended with a second route – Line T2. The new line was inaugurated by the Moroccan King Mohammed on 23 January. The project worth 340 million Euros was completed in...Read more
Poland improves railway infrastructure on Belarusian border
Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) is increasing the capacity of the Terespol-Brest crossing on the Belarusian border. The company will install additional broad gauge tracks at the Terespol border station....Read more
Senegal launches first express train
Senegal has launched a railway connection between the capital of Dakar and Diamniadio. It is the country’s first train express service. By the year’s end, the route will be extended to the Blaise Diagne International...Read more
Polish Railways invests in maintenance vehicles
Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) has concluded a deal for the purchase of three tamping machines. By the end of 2021, the company plans to acquire 47 new track maintenance...Read more
Two new railway deals between Russia and Serbia
Russia and Serbia have signed two new railway deals. The first concerns construction works by RZD International, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, on the Stara Pazova – Novi Sad line. The second paper is a...Read more