This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. Newly elected Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook has initiated a review of the city’s 10.9 km tramway project, where preliminary ...

USA: Secovia Capital has acquired Genesis Rail’s vegetation inspection and management services business Ferrovia from Auxo Investment Partners. Genesis Rail provides outsourced infrastructure ...

INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY WITH RESPECT TO PARTICIPATION IN A TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF INFRA #2 WORKS OF THE TEL AVIV METROPOLITAN METRO LINES 1. NTA – Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd. (“NTA”), ...

BULGARIA: A large-scale modernisation of Bulgaria’s railways has now begun, Minister of Transport & Communications Georgi Peev said when he marked the entry into service of the first of a fleet of new ...

Automatic Train Operation is the latest addition to a growing portfolio of train control systems which Stadler has built up over the past decade, as the group’s Head of Signalling Marc Trippel ...

EUROPE: Rail sector bodies in Brussels have reiterated their concern about the consequences for rail if the European Commission’s proposed Combined Transport Directive is abandoned. While the crux of ...

INDIA: US wagon manufacturing and leasing company Trinity Industries has taken a 32% stake in the Touax Texmaco Railcar Leasing joint venture. Trinity CEO & President Jean Savage said the Indian ...

EUROPE: The draft All-Island Strategic Rail Review has been published, making 30 recommendations for development of the railways in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. These include ...

SPAIN: Ongoing investigations into the high speed derailment and crash at Adamuz on January 18 have found further evidence pointing towards a rail break as being the primary cause of the tragedy, with ...

EGYPT: The first of the Velaro EGY high speed trainsets which Siemens Mobility is to supply to Egypt is undergoing dynamic testing at the Wegberg-Wildenrath circuit in Germany ahead of delivery later ...

EUROPE: Italian state operator Trenitalia has acquired sole control of German regional passenger and freight operator Netinera Deutschland though the €118m purchase of the 49% stake held by Luxembourg ...

POLAND: Operator Gdańskie Autobusy i Tramwaje awarded Pesa Bydgoszcz a contract to supply 20 Twist 3.0 five-section tram vehicles. Pesa’s 524.2m złoty bid beat Škoda’s offer of 524.5m, although GAiT ...