Unipart Rail Shortlisted for Two HR Awards

Unipart Rail has been shortlisted for two Personnel Today Awards 2019. Lucy Weaver is named in the HR Director of the Year category and...

Schaltbau Contactors Help Keep Nexus Trains Moving

Schaltbau contactors are being fitted in the traction system and replace legacy parts from the vehicle originally built by Metro Cammell.

CAF Wins 120 Million Euro European Signalling Contracts

Cairo Region to Get Bombardier INNOVIA Monorail 300 System

Bombardier, as part of a consortium, has won a contract to design, build, operate and maintain two monorail lines in the Cairo region.

Alstom to Provide Trains for the CDG Express in Paris

Alstom has been chosen by the Hello Paris joint venture to supply 13 trains from its Coradia family for the CDG Express, due to open in 2025…

Industry Insider Week 31 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 31: Alstom supply 10 additonal Coradia trains to various French regions, launch the Citadis and more.

Talgo Signs Framework Agreement to Improve Trains in Egypt

Talgo and the Arab Organization for Industrialization have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on improving rail transport in Egypt.

Italy: CAF to Supply Metro Trains to Naples

CAF will supply an additional seven metro trains for the Italian city of Naples. This is an option from a 2016 framework contract.

Zonegreen Begins Major Safety Upgrade for Siemens

Rail safety specialist Zonegreen is working with Siemens to overhaul the personnel protection systems installed at its UK maintenance depots…

£400 Million Investment in Hitachi Trains for East Midlands Railway

Abellio UK, franchisee of East Midlands Railway (EMR), invests £400 million in new Hitachi trains for East Midlands Railway.

Eight-Car Trains Introduced on Edinburgh – Glasgow Route

ScotRail have introduced the first eight-car Class 385 trains on the main line between Glasgow Queen Street station and Edinburgh Waverley.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region Orders Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains

Alstom will supply 10 additional Coradia Polyvalent Léman Express trains to the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Skoda Vagonka Wins Contract for Electric Trains in Latvia

Latvian State Railways and Škoda Vagonka have signed a contract for the supply of 32 new single-deck electric trains for Latvia.

25 More Light Rail Vehicles for San Diego

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract for 25 low-floor Light Rail Vehicles (LRV's) from San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)…

Alstom to Supply 5 Additional Trains to Occitanie Region

Alstom have received an order from the French regions of Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée for 5 additional Coradia Polyvalent trains.

Travelling with Confidence: Accessible Travel Policy Guidance Published

New Accessible Travel Policy Guidance sets out commitments for operators to help older and disabled people to travel by rail.

Russian Railways Launches Freight Service from Korea to Europe

Russian Railways and FESCO launch freight service route running from the Republic of Korea to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Landbridge line.

Amtrak: New Nonstop Service Between Washington, D.C. and New York City

Amtrak has announced the launch of its new Acela Nonstop service between Washington Union Station (WAS) and New York Penn Station (NYP).

FreightCar America Announces Roanoke Facility Closure

FreightCar America Inc. announced that it has started the process to permanently close its Roanoke, Virginia railcar manufacturing facility.

ADLINK Announces New Rugged, Fanless, Real-Time Video/Graphics Analytics AIoT Platform for Railway

ADLINK Announces New Rugged, Fanless, Real-Time Video/Graphics Analytics AIoT Platform for Railway. Powered by an Intel® Core™ i7 process...

Phasor Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

Phasor, has announced that it has achieved ISO 9001 Certification ahead of the commercial release of its products for the land mobile...

Industry Insider Week 30 – 10 Must-Read Rail News Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 30: Deutsche Bahn resumes acceptance of ICE 4 trains, purchased 17 new double-decker trains and more.

Inauguration for Alstom Citadis X05 Tram for Caen la Mer

Alstom's Citadis X05 tram for Caen la Mer has been inaugurated and will start running on three new lines in the region.

Stadler Berlin Expansion Plans on Track

Stadler says its expansion plans for its Berlin-Pankow site are on track, with the building application filed in just 5 months.