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New Zealand: KiwiRail Posts Strong Financial Results and Agrees Pay Deal with Union

New Zealand: KiwiRail Posts Strong Financial Results and Agrees P...

KiwiRail has posted strong results for the 2017-18 financial year in spite of the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016 that had a negative impact on some of its lines. I...

MTR Will Operate Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line

MTR Will Operate Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Lin...

MTR has confirmed that it will operate the new Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail (HSR) link for 10 years after it opens on 23 September 2018. The com...

Depot Safety Specialist Zonegreen Wins Bombardier Contract

Depot Safety Specialist Zonegreen Wins Bombardier Contract

Sheffield-based Zonegreen has secured a five-year deal with Bombardier that will safeguard workers looking after London’s new Elizabeth line trains. The depot s...

China: Keolis Wins Contract for Operation of Tram Network in Shanghai

China: Keolis Wins Contract for Operation of Tram Network in Shan...

Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture between Shanghai Shentong Metro Group and Keolis, has agreed a five-year contract to operate and maintain the first tram networ...

United Wagon Company to Deliver Freight Cars to South America

United Wagon Company to Deliver Freight Cars to South America

The United Wagon Company (UWC) and TMH International AG, a subsidiary of JSC Transmashholding, have signed an agreement to develop freight transportation across...

UK: Hitachi Opens New Building at Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility

UK: Hitachi Opens New Building at Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing F...

Hitachi has opened a new building at its Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility in the UK which builds intercity and commuter trains. The project cost the manuf...

Leo Express Second-Largest Open-Access Operator in Germany

Leo Express Second-Largest Open-Access Operator in Germany

Private Czech rail company Leo Express entered the German rail market in partnership with FlixTrain a year ago on 24 August 2017. It runs services together with...

Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association Announces New President

Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association Announces N...

The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced that Bruce Wise, President of the organisation since 2017 is stepping down. He w...

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