trains

Bucharest Subway Operator Metrorex Wants To Buy 16 New Trains, For EUR107M

14:37, 15 Apr. 2011
Bucharest subway operator Metrorex has announced its intention to buy 16 new trains for an estimated EUR107.2 million.

Railway Traffic In Romania Resumed As Workers End Protest

10:13, 16 Mart. 2011
Romanian railway workers have ended their two-hour warning strike Wednesday at 9 a.m. and trains halted during the protest have resumed their routes.

Romanian Transp Min To Implement European Train Categories

16:18, 03 Mart. 2011
Romania’s Transport Ministry will replace the four train types operated by state-run passenger railway company CFR Calatori with European train categories by the end of the year.

Truck Falls Off Bridge, Causes Railway Traffic Restrictions In Cernavoda, SE Romania

13:58, 26 Mart. 2010
A truck fell off a bridge over railway tracks in Cernavoda, southeastern Romania, and trains covering the route between Bucharest and Constanta were imposed speed restrictions which will triggers delays of maximum 20 minutes, Romanian state-owned railway company CFR said Friday.

Nine Passenger Train Routes Affected By Landslide In Sw Romania

09:49, 21 Feb. 2010
Nine passenger trains have been cancelled on certain routes and five have been detoured following a landslide Saturday evening in Mehedinti county, southwestern Romania.

Several Trains Cancelled In Southeastern Romania Due To Snow, Frost

20:21, 24 Ian. 2010
Several trains covering Romania’s southeastern region were cancelled Sunday due to snow and low temperatures, said the passenger division of the state-owned railway company, CFR Calatori.

Eight Trains Cancelled In Romania Due To Snow, Blizzards, Rail Traffic Sees Major Delays

11:45, 16 Dec. 2009
Eight trains will be cancelled Wednesday on the route linking Romania’s capital Bucharest to southeastern Constanta, while nine other trains register massive delays because of snow and blizzards, the passenger division of the state-owned railway company, CFR Calatori, said Wednesday.

Romanian Railway Employees Protest Over Non-Payment Of Back Wages

12:14, 10 Iun. 2009
The employees of the Bucharest and Constanta branches of Romania’s national railway company CFR staged spontaneous protests Wednesday morning, demanding the payment of back salaries for May.

Speed Limitations For Romanian Trains Due To Heatwave

19:24, 14 Aug. 2008
Romania’s state-owned railway company CFR on Thursday said train drivers were instructed to reduce speed during daytime, when track temperatures can exceed 50 degrees Celsius.

Romanian Trains Greatly Delayed Or Cancelled

20:50, 03 Ian. 2008
The Romanian Ministry of Transport announced that the speed trains between Brasov and Bucharest, Bucharest-Galati and back, Bucharest-Bacau and back, as well as the intercity train between Bucharest and Timisoara were cancelled, while low speed trains registered hundreds of minutes of delay.