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Charcroft Signs Exclusive UK and Ireland Distribution & Representation Agreement with NEXEYA

Charcroft Signs Exclusive UK and Ireland Distribution & Repr...

Charcroft Electronics Ltd., – a specialist distributor and manufacturer of electronic components for harsh and high-end applications – has signed an exclusive U...

China Railway Express Makes First Journey to Belarus

China Railway Express Makes First Journey to Belarus

The first container freight train between Shijiazhuang and Minsk went into operation on 2 June. Departing Shijiazhuang, the capital and largest city of North Ch...

ScotRail Services Affected by Extreme Rail Temperatures

ScotRail Services Affected by Extreme Rail Temperatures

ScotRail announced on 3 August that rail temperatures in Scotland reached and even exceeded 50 degrees on 28 June 2018. Consequently Network Rail had to put spe...

China: Arched Sound Barrier Protects “Birds’ Paradise” from Railway Noise

China: Arched Sound Barrier Protects “Birds’ Paradise...

Guangdong Province-China Railway Guangzhou Co. Ltd has successfully tested a fully-enclosed sound barrier on the Shenzhen-Maoming section of the Jiangmen-Zhanji...

Czech Republic: Leo Express Orders 15 LINT DMUs from Alstom

Czech Republic: Leo Express Orders 15 LINT DMUs from Alstom

Leo Express has ordered 15 LINT DMUs from Alstom Transport and is currently negotiating approval of them from the Czech rail authorities. The units will be deli...

Russia: TikhvinChemMash Sells 20 Tank Cars to GATX Rail Vostok

Russia: TikhvinChemMash Sells 20 Tank Cars to GATX Rail Vostok

The TikhvinChemMash freight car plant, a subsidiary of United Wagon Company, has sold 20 15-6900 model tank cars to GATX Rail Vostok for the transportation of c...

UK: Angel Trains Appoints David Jordan as Chief Operating Officer

UK: Angel Trains Appoints David Jordan as Chief Operating Officer

Angel Trains, a UK train leasing company, has appointed David Jordan as its new COO. Jordan, who has more than 25 years experience in the rail industry, joined ...

US: ASLRRA Report Stresses Importance of Short-Line Tax Credit

US: ASLRRA Report Stresses Importance of Short-Line Tax Credit

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has published an Economic Impact Report which highlights the number of jobs and industries su...

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