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 […]
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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 […]
U.S. freight railroads are asking policymakers in advance of a Congressional hearing to understand that rail employees and technology work together to continually improve safety and move goods. The most environmentally efficient way to move goods over land, railroads are also urging lawmakers and regulators to understand that policies that reduce rail’s […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stones and inaugurate projects of the railways, worth a total of Rs 16,369 crore during his visit to Vadodara on June 18. Vaghani said the PM will either lay foundation stones or inaugurate 18 projects of the railways, which includes flagging off of […]
The tenders for the six important railway projects of the Competitive Dialogue are moving on to the second phase, amounting to € 4 billion, which will upgrade the commercial and strategic role of the main ports of the country. The Board of ERGOSE at the meeting of last Friday 10/6, […]
The railway project is expected to connect from Tanzania through the central corridor Uvinza-Musongati-Gitega-Bujumbura-Uvira and Kindu will see Burundi’s direct access to the coastline.
Tonight, 11 of the kidnapped victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have just been released and are safely at a medical facility. As grateful as we are for this positive development, we are equally mindful of the anguish of all the victims and their families, who have unfortunately endured and […]
LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) – Strike action by rail workers on three days later this month will lead to a complete shut-down of Britain’s train network, their union said on Tuesday in what it billed as the biggest industrial action in the rail sector in more than 30 years. The […]
At the end of May, at its plant in Zaragoza, CAF started static tests on the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train being developed for the FCH2Rail project. FCH2RAIL is a consortium of the following companies: CAF, DLR, Toyota, Renfe, Adif, CNH2, IP and FAIVELEY Stemmann Technik. This demonstrator train is based on […]
Railways play a vital role in keeping our cities and regions moving. They enable economic development, create employment, and connect places and people. Besides providing a safe and sustainable mode of transport, rail can tackle some of the most pressing challenges of today’s world. Too much car traffic, too many […]