China quick take: suspension railways, maglev testing, freight volume increases
Beijing, China - Suspension railway proposed, Beijing aims to start trial runs of a new maglev system before the end of this year and China's rail freight volume continues to grow [...]
Bombardier completes delivery of 14 new INNOVIA metro trains for Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Bombardier Transportation and Malaysian partner HARTASUMA have completed the final train handover in the 2012 contract to deliver 14 new, driverless BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 trains for Kuala Lumpur. The lightweight, [...]
Vietnam mulls railway link for coastal towns
Hoi An, Vietnam - The People’s Committee of Da Nang has proposed a railway connecting the historic city of Hoi An with the international airport in Da Nang city, which is [...]
Alstom commences production at India’s first electric locomotive manufacturing facility
Bihar, India - Alstom today successfully commenced production at its greenfield electric locomotive manufacturing facility in India. Located at Madhepura, in the state of Bihar, it is Alstom’s first electric locomotive manufacturing [...]
Australia’s transcontinental railway celebrates 100 years
Perth, Australia - The centenary of one of Australia's most important infrastructure projects is being celebrated today with the Trans Australian Railway line marking 100 years since it connected the east to [...]
