Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları (ADY – national railway of Azerbaijan) ordered 2014 thirty coaches for three sleeping car trains. Stadler (Switzerland) got the contract and has the first units under construction.
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The new Swiss Gotthard base tunnel will open June 1st, 2016
After 17 years of construction, 550 meters above sea level and 2300 meters below the highest mountain crest, Switzerland will open with 57 km the world longest rail tunnel for trial runs after an investment of USD 12 billion.
Could French short line strategy also be a role model for Turkey?
With French national railway freight company Fret SNCF in deep financial and structural troubles in mid-2000 they capsized the single freight car traffic over 50 %.
Turkish railroad industry on way for independency
The increasing importance of the rail sector in Turkey and the investment plan 2023 makes it an Eldorado for international suppliers and the young local rail industry.
Freight railroad services has potential in Turkey
Almost 29 million tons a year are moved by rail in Turkey today.
Multi-billion dollar railroad investments in Turkey
What had been neglected for many decades should be modernize and extended until the 100 year anniversary of the Republic of Turkey in 2023: About 23.5 billion US-Dollars will be invested in infrastructure and rolling stock.
Turkish tram industry – Istanbul tram
The second Turkish tram builder is the Istanbul municipal operator, Istanbul Ulasim, founded on 16 August 1988, and which currently operates ten public transport lines in the latter city (metro, light rail, tram and cable car).
