All articles by Samseer M

Finmeccanica selects CNR Corp and Hitachi to sell rail businesses

Italian industrial group Finmeccanica has shortlisted China's CNR Corporation and Japan's Hitachi for the sale of its unprofitable railway subsidiaries.Reuters…
Canadian Pacific Railway offers merger deal with CSX

North American railroad operator Canadian Pacific Railway has reportedly approached international transportation company CSX Corporation with a merger plan last…
METRA announces $2.4bn rail modernisation plan

Chicago's Metropolitan Rail Corporation (METRA) in the US has announced a $2.4bn rail modernisation plan, in a bid to provide…
UK expects to sell 40% stake in Eurostar for £300m

The UK Government will sell its 40% stake in the cross-Channel train operator Eurostar, in a bid to raise funds…
Touax Rail to deliver first series of wagons to Volkswagen

Leasing company Touax Rail is set to deliver the first series of high-capacity sliding-wall rail wagons to German automobile manufacturer…

Abellio selects Hitachi to deliver trains for Glasgow-Edinburgh line

Hitachi Rail Europe has been awarded a contract from Dutch rail firm Abellio to supply the new rolling stock for…
Rail track-laying work on Borders Railway begins

The UK's rail infrastructure operator Network Rail has started works on the £353m track-laying project for the new 30-mile Borders…
San Francisco BART sanctions $2.5m to build Pittsburg Centre Station

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) in the US has allocated $2.5m for the construction of Pittsburg Centre…
LU reveals designs for ‘New Tube for London’

London Underground (LU) has introduced new designs for the 'New Tube for London', which comprises the next-generation trains that are…
New contracts awarded for Grand Paris Express

Société du Grand Paris in France has awarded contracts management worth €700m for the construction works on North lines 14,…