The African Development Bank Group granted Namibia an almost EUR 187 million loan for the next stage of their Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed its largest ever loan agreement in the Czech Republic with the Ministry of Finance for €992 million to support the modernisation of the country's rail network.
The Serbian transport minister signed an agreement with the biggest rolling stock manufacturer in the world, CRRC, to deliver five high-speed trains.
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and the Freight on Rail Group (FORG) have jointly submitted a proposal to the Federal Government, emphasising the critical need for investment in the rail freight network.
In an exclusive interview with Petr Krumphanzl, Executive Director of the Ukrainian-Czech Chamber of Commerce, RAILMARKET.com NEWS discusses the vital role of logistics in Ukraine and the potential for cooperation in post-conflict reconstruction.
The new rule is a significant step forward for passenger rail safety, but it does not require audio recorders on freight trains.
RFG is worried about the implications of HS2 trains sharing existing tracks, particularly the West Coast Main Line, which is crucial for freight operations.
The Norwegian Railway Directorate and Bane NOR have outlined four primary objectives for the upcoming National Transport Plan (NTP) 2025-2036.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the northern leg of HS2 to Manchester and Liverpool will be scrapped, and the entire funding of £36 billion will be redirected to a series of projects now called Network North.
Two infrastructure divisions of DB, one taking care of the railway network (DB Netz) and the other responsible for stations and services (DB Station&Service) will merge from 1.1.2024 into a single DB company.
The subsidies aim to contribute to decarbonising freight transport and rebalancing the modal distribution to increase the weight of trains.
Governments of India, the US, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the UAE, France, Germany and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor.
The new agreement between the Argentinian Ministry of Transport and three agricultural business companies, Trenes Argentinos Cargas will get funding to modernise four locomotives and purchase 180 new wagons.
As approved by the state of Ukraine, a railway line in the south of Moldova, which passes through Ukraine, will simplify border crossing procedures to make cargo transport through this line faster.
Georgia Central Railways and the Heart of Georgia Railroad, both under the umbrella of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have approached the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to trial a zero-emission rail-freight technology developed by Parallel Systems on selected segments of their rail networks.
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Swiss railways will be most developed between agglomerations; the Lötschberg base tunnel will get two tracks in its entire length.
The first 800 tonnes of goods by a new intermodal connection arrived on August 2 2023 in Vietnamese Hanoi.
Northern Trains are looking for a supplier of new rolling stock and maintenance support service with a planned framework agreement for up to 450 new trains.
The North-South Railroad (Ferrovia Norte-Sul) stretches 2,257 km from the port of Idaki in the north to the port of Santos near São Paulo in the south.