Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Bombardier Transportation Opens New Rail Maintenance Depot in Italy
Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the official opening of its new 300,000 square meter rail maintenance depot in Melzo, Italy in the …
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Siemens Multisystem Vectron Locomotive Certified for the Netherlands
The multisystem variant of the Siemens Vectron locomotive received certification by the dutch safety authority ILT (Inspectie Leefomgeving …
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Alstom Unveils Latest Generation of Coradia Regional Trains
Coradia Stream is a high-performance low-floor electric multiple unit for regional and intercity transport, developed for the European marke…
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Lithuanian Railways Fined €28m for Hindering Competition
The European Commission has fined Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) an amount of €27 873 000 for hindering competition on the rai…
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DB Cargo UK Runs Trial Train as Part of Big Development Plans
The UK's leading rail freight operator DB Cargo UK and steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal, launched a trial freight service on Friday 2…
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Sound Transit Moves Forward With Light Rail Extensions
The Sound Transit Board has approved the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, establishing a $285.9 million budget for preliminary engi…
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Ground Work Commences on Depot for New Merseyrail Trains
Ground work has started on the new state-of-the-art depot at Kirkdale where all maintenance work for the new Merseyrail trains, due to be in…
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Siemens Delivers Fifth and Final Brightline Trainset
Brightline, the new privately funded express inter-city passenger rail service in Florida, will soon take delivery of its fifth trainset, Br…
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Siemens and Alstom Join Forces to Create New 'European Rail Champion'
Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Siemens’ mobility business including its rail traction drives busine…
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First Driverless Train Delivered to Sydney Metro
Sydney’s first metro train has arrived and is getting ready to hit the tracks and revolutionise public transport in Australia. Premier Glady…
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Bombardier Transportation Confirms German Restructuring
The Management and the General Works Council of Bombardier Transportation GmbH have signed a general company agreement regarding the transfo…
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Tender Process Launched for Edinburgh Tram Extension
Edinburgh City Council is to start the tender process for its £165m tram extension project after approving the outline business case (OBC) l…
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Singapore Forms New High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Company
The LTA has announced that it has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary – SG HSR – to implement the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) …
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NJ Transit Highlights Recent Rail Safety Upgrades
New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) has implemented a variety of rail safety upgrades over the past year and is looking at additional enhancemen…
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Russian Railway Industry Shows Interest in Frauscher Products
From 30 August to 2 September the sixth edition of the Railway Equipment and Technologies EXPO 1520 took place in Shcherbinka, Moscow. More …
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Alstom Awarded Traction Systems Contract in China
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Chengdu Metro Corp. Ltd. to supply the traction systems for 496 metro cars to circulate on Line 5, the…
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Siemens Signs Bangkok Blue Line Extension Contract
The Bangkok Blue Line is being extended by a further 28 kilometers and 19 additional stations. A large part of the extension, from Hua Lamph…
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Brand New Trains in Full Operation Across Thameslink Route
The brand new trains have a spacious design and cutting-edge information systems that will tell passengers how London’s Tube trains are runn…
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Construction of Panama Metro Line 2 Passes Halfway Mark
The Panama Metro Line 2 project will have a positive impact on more than half a million Panamanians living in the eastern area of the capita…
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Mitsui Rail Capital Europe Orders Siemens Vectron Locomotives
Delivery of the Siemens Vectron locomotives is scheduled to begin from January 2018. The contract with MRCE also includes an option for an a…
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First High-Speed Train Arrives in Scotland
The first of the ScotRail Alliance’s high-speed trains has arrived in Aberdeen for driver training ahead of the fleet being rolled out next …
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Railway-News Test Headsets from Imtradex's BusinessLine Series
The communication solutions from Imtradex are now also being used by railway companies: the table microphones and hand-held microphones, as …
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Track Installation Work Completed on London’s Newest Railway
A significant milestone was marked on September 13, with the official completion of the permanent track for the Elizabeth line – London’s ne…