Jiangmen-Zhanjiang rail section to link west and south-central Guangdong A section of the Shenzhen-Zhanjiang Railway which links Jiangmen with Zhanjiang completed construction and entered the testing stage on April 14, moving one step closer to its official opening at the end of June. The test train had a successful 26-kilometer trial run from Jiangmen’s Xinhui Railway Station…
Turkish State Railways orders more Siemens high-speed trains Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has placed a €340 million order for 10 more Velaro trains to expand its high-speed train fleet. Siemens will supply the new trains and maintain them for three years. TCDD originally ordered a single train in May 2013, which was…
Roadway project helps agriculture to thrive Chinese company makes inroads in rural Kenya by building key international link for farm produce Kenya’s rural population is reaping big benefits from an infrastructure project undertaken by a Chinese company that is spurring growth in the local economy and accelerating integration with a neighboring country. China National Aero-Technology…
20 trains suspended after roadbed collapse in Central China WUHAN – A total of 20 trains have been suspended after a roadbed of a section on the Beijing-Guangzhou line in Central China’s Hubei province collapsed Thursday morning, railway authorities said. The Wuhan Railway Bureau said the collapse occurred at around 1 a.m. Thursday, causing 20…
Road tests encouraged for self-driving vehicles China issued a proposed regulation on Thursday making road tests of self-driving vehicles legal nationwide. It allows local governments to open public roads for self-driving vehicles tests and approve and issue road test car plates. The regulation, issued by the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Industry and Information…
China is planning to develop a new Fuxing bullet train that can reach 250 kilometers per hour by the end of this year. The technical plan for the new train was recently approved by a review committee, and technicians can now move on to the design and trial manufacturing stages, China Railway Corp, the…
BERLIN – For centuries, river steamers have plied the Rhine River, and the sound of their whistles has been a symbol of the prosperity of the German city of Duisburg. Today, the sound of those whistles converges here with the sirens of trains coming from thousands of miles away. Like a cheerful symphony, new…
Visitors look at the latest models of urban rail trains shown at the International Urban Rail Exhibition in Beijing.[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – A total of 34 cities on the Chinese mainland had rail-based transit systems in operation by the end of last year, the China Association of Metros said Tuesday. A total of 165…
Traffic is widely disrupted for 4.5m daily train passengers PARIS – French rail workers kicked off three months of rolling strikes on Tuesday, part of a wave of industrial action that will test President Emmanuel Macron’s resolve to reshape France with reforms. The strike caused major disruption for France’s 4.5 million daily train…
A stock photo of a PKP train. Photo: Phil Richards. Nokia and its local partners Herkules, Pozbud and Wasko have signed a contract with Poland’s state-owned rail operator PKP to design, deliver and deploy GSM-R nationwide, as well as the necessary backhaul network. Nokia has previously deployed four GSM-R turnkey projects in Poland over the…