Bombardier Transportation, one of the world’s leading rolling-stock producers, is considering expansion in Latvia. The manufacturer wants to build trams in Riga.

In the first half of this year, the state-owned Czech Railways recorded a positive result.

On the 17th of August, the state-owned Serbian Railways announced, that it decided to take a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

PKP PLK announced a tender for creating a strategy of communication and promotion campaign for the project “Preparation of construction of a high-speed railway line”.

Russian Railways (RZD) announced, that it plans to launch a new international passenger train. It would run between Moscow and Nice in France.

On the 18th of August, Swietelsky Vasuttechnika inaugurated a dual-gauge railway line connecting the Fenyeslitke-Komoro intermodal industrial and logistics park to the local train station.

Polish state-owned rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK saved some money on tenders since the beginning of this year. The funds are to be spent for renovation of tracks.

According to the German media, soon ICE trains of Deutsche Bahn will start running through the Eurotunnel linking France with England.

The marshal office of Wielkopolska province informed, that the best offer has been chosen in a tender for delivery of 29 used Electric Multiple Units.

Slovak Railways ZSR announced a public tender for printing schedules for the train timetable in the years 2010 – 2012.

Representatives of the state-owned rail passenger operator ZSSK, which currently has a monopoly in the field of passenger transport in the country, declare, that they are not afraid of the coming competition.

From the beginning of this year, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) purchased 291 gondola cars.

Bucharest metro operator Metrorex announced, that it will hire a consultancy company, which is to advice in the acquisition of 37 new trains, which will operate on the future line 5 as well as on the existing lines.

Interregional rail operator East-Siberian Railways, a part of the state-owned Russian Railways (RZD), plans to invest in modernization of a locomotive depot on the border with Mongolia.

Andrej Godec, the former head of the supervisory board of Slovenian Railways (SR), commented on the situation in the state-owned rail operator.

Romanian Railways CFR has chosen contractors for works on two railway projects in Iasi county. Winners were selected in an open tender procedure.

The marshal and the vice marshal of Swietokrzyskie province signed a contract with representatives of PESA Bydgoszcz for delivery of 4 new, two-section Electric Multiple Units (EMUs).

The railway junction in Klaipeda, owned by the Lithuanian Railways, will receive additional funds for development.

According to the Romanian media, the state-owned passenger rail operator CFR Calatori will sent some of its workers on temporary leave.

The management of railway stations, the subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), announced, that it will reconstruct some of the railway stations in the country into modern multi-modal transport hubs.