The government has presented plans for an upgrade of the country’s railway network, including an additional Alpine tunnel in western Switzerland. primarily to ease heavyweight road transport on Swiss roads, but completion of the second tube was put off for financial reasons. “The upgrade will allow to increase capacities and […]
Year: 2022
The CAF Group has achieved further success in France on being selected to supply the new fleet of trams for Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, a French metropolitan area located in the Occitania region, surrounding the city of Montpellier. This region encompasses 31 different municipalities, with a total population of close to […]
In order to move heavy vehicles from storage to deployment areas across Europe (and other parts of the world), rail is essential. Rail provides force commanders with the ability to move heavy equipment quickly at distance and scale. It is also generally cheaper than a road, for example, moving two […]
In a statement, the EU Commission (‘EC’) came to the preliminary view that the two state-owned rail incumbents Austrian Federal Railways (‘ÖBB’) and Czech Railways (‘ČD’) have breached antitrust rules by colluding to hinder fair access to used 2nd hand rolling stock for the commercially driven new entrant cross-border rail […]
The technocratic mind of the Senator on the ministerial chair is also changing the way the ministry works especially on the ongoing projects and new ones under considerations.
Synopsis -Speaking at the TV9 Global Summit, Vaishnaw also appealed to the protestors to not take law into their hands. “The government will listen to all your concerns and they will be addressed.”PTI The government will take action towards further strengthening the Railways Act to protect the property of the […]
At its first in-person convention since the outbreak of COVID-19, UNIFE gathered its members in Paris for our annual General Assembly to discuss the future of the rail supply industry at a time when Europe is ever more in need of the benefits this unique mode of transportation provides communities throughout the […]
The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have marked their 56 years of productive partnership with the signing of the first tranche of the multilateral institution’s largest single infrastructure loan package—the US$4.3-billion funding support for the South Commuter Railway Project (SCRP), which is one of the flagship ventures under […]
The head of Iran Railways has met his Afghan counterpart to discuss ways to complete a 225km railway between the Iranian city of Khaf and the Afghan trade hub of Herat. Miad Salehi met with Bakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat, head of Afghanistan Railways, in Tehran on Monday to talk about the resumption […]
A railway technology start-up that claims it can turn existing tracks into magnetic levitation rails able to propel trains along at 550km/h has received a €2.5m grant and may get up to €15m more in equity funding from the EU’s European Innovation Council (EIC). The company, Nevomo, which has offices […]