BRAZIL: The Ministry of Transport has issued a directive to Infra SA to accelerate the licensing process for strategic rail ...

EUROPE: A new EuroCity Direct cross-border inter-city service connecting Brussels and Amsterdam was launched with the ...

NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a €41m Dutch scheme to promote the shift of ...

UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric ...

UK: WH Davis is to convert coal wagons owned by leasing company Porterbrook for use by Freightliner to transport aggregates. ...

GERMANY: Czech turnout manufacturer DTVS in Prostějov has completed a €2m six-month project to manufacture a custom-design ...

BRAZIL: The federal government has established a working party to review options for rehabilitation of the Malha Sul network ...

BRAZIL: Formal consultation on a proposal to alter the planned route of the third stage of the Ferrovia de Integração ...

USA: Automatic train operation has resumed on the Washington DC metro after a 15 year gap. ATO was installed when the metro ...

FRANCE: Tenders are to be called in early 2025 for the renewal of SNCF's night train fleet. The plans were confirmed to local ...

UK: ScotRail has formally begun the procurement of trainsets to replace the current fleet of 25 HST sets used on Inter7City ...

USA: New York MTA has approved a $1·27bn firm order for a further 435 Kawasaki Rail Car R211 Subway cars, including 80 R211T ...