Railways of Iraq
News and information about railroads in Iraq, plus other odds and ends
News from Railway Gazette International- Perpignan - Figueres concession extended Tue 24th November 2009SPAIN: On November 6 the Ministry of Development announced a package of measures to compensate TP Ferro, the company building the new Perpignan – Figueres cross-border route, for delays in completing the connecting high speed line between Barcelona and Figueres. TP Ferro’s concession agreement is to be extended from 50 to 53 years, and the government ha […]
- Metro de Madrid trials PSDs Tue 24th November 2009SPAIN: A trial of platform screen doors commenced on four stations of Madrid metro Line 12 on November 16, and will last until the end of the year. The PSDs will then be dismantled and the platforms made good. Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors, Faiveley, Manusa and Tasio have retrofitted the PSDs at Hospital Severo Ochoa, Casa del Reloj, San Nicasio and Leg […]
- Qatar Railways Development Co founded Tue 24th November 2009QATAR: A company to develop €17bn of railway and metro networks in the emirate was established with the signing of an agreement in Doha on November 22. Qatar Railways Development Company is a joint venture between the Qatari Diar real estate arm of state-owned Qatar Investment Authority (51%), and the DB International subsidiary of Germany's national […]
- Perpignan - Figueres concession extended Tue 24th November 2009