Railway transport

The European Commission has fined Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) an amount of €27 873 000 for hindering competition on the rail freight market, in breach of EU antitrust rules, by removing a rail track connecting Lithuania and Latvia.

Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as the company progresses toward full commissioning of the AutoHaul® project in late 2018

Passengers at three stations in South East London are set to benefit from accessibility improvements, making access between the station entrances and platforms much easier for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, as well as those with children, heavy luggage or shopping.

Union Minister for Statistics & Programme Implementation GoI Shri D V Sadananda Gowda expressed satisfaction over the utilisation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

In August, OOO Promzheldortrans-Servis, a subsidiary of KAMAZ, celebrated its 45th anniversary.

Belintertrans-Transport and Logistics Center of the Belarusian Railways (BTLC) and Belintertrans-Germany will be taking part in the 17th China International Transportation and Logistics Expo CITLE on 28-30 June

Alstom today announced the launch of its new CLever cantilever for the UK rail network at Railtex, the international exhibition of rail equipment, systems and services in Birmingham.

«The figures are good: we are presenting one of the best results in Lufthansa history again this year. Our strategic reorientation is picking up steam and we have resolved the major labour disputes. Lufthansa Group is on its way forward,» says Carsten Spohr.

ADB has approved an $80 million loan for the electrification of 145 kilometers (km) of railway in Uzbekistan, linking the cities of Pap, Namangan, and Andijan. 

Alstom is to supply SNCF Mobilités with 30 trains from its Coradia platform, for an amount worth approximately €250 million.

Alstom has been awarded two contracts from Deutsche Bahn Regio AG to supply 53 Coradia Continental electric multiple units (EMUs) for a total amount of over €300 million.