All articles by Samseer M

Turkey’s 79km-long section of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project to complete in 2015

Turkey Transport Minister Lütfi Elvan has announced that the construction of a 79km-long railway route in Turkey is to be…
Siemens plans to bid for passenger rail projects in Mexico

Siemens is reportedly planning to bid on a range of upcoming railway projects in Mexico, despite missing the recent tender…
Alstom completes delivery of SuperVia trains

French train manufacturer Alstom has delivered the last train as part of an order for ten trains from SuperVia, a…
California receives clearance from court to proceed with $68bn bullet train project

The US state of California is set to go ahead with the construction of its $68bn bullet train project after…
Chinese consortium submits sole bid for Mexican rail project

Mexico's Transport and Communications Ministry has announced that a Chinese consortium has submitted the only bid for a high-speed passenger…

Port of Gothenburg opens new rail track at its car terminal

Logent Ports & Terminals has opened a new rail track at its car terminal at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden.The…
Infrabel awards ETCS contract to THV Siemens and Cofely Fabricom

Belgium state-owned railway firm Infrabel has awarded a €510m contract to Siemens and Cofely Fabricom joint venture to deliver and…
Veolia to withdraw InterConnex trains in Germany from December

German public transporter Veolia Verkehr will withdraw its InterConnex trains, between Leipzig, Berlin and Rostock / Warnemünde from December.Veolia has…
China to build Russia’s first high-speed line

China is to build Russia's first high-speed railway line under an investment agreement signed by the two countries.In collaboration with…
Siemens to supply automated transit systems for Paris line 14 extension

Paris transit authority Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) has awarded Siemens a €45m contract to deliver train control equipment…