RUSSIAN and Finnish railway representatives agreed on January 18 to cut the St Petersburg - Helsinki journey time from 5h45min to under 3h30min by 2008.
Line speeds are to be increased in both countries, and border formalities carried out on board moving trains. RZD and VRare anticipating 500000 passengers per year travelling between the cities by 2010.
INDIA: The AT Railway a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s Yujin Machinery to design, manufacture, and develop critical components for various types of rolling stock used in India. The joint venture will focus on components such as ...
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.
