Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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Berlin Expands Germany's Largest Tram Network with Additional FLEXITY Vehicles
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it will provide an additional 21 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams to the Germa…
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Five New Coradia Lint Regional Trains for Germany
Alstom has received an order worth over €20 million from the Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG for the supply of five Coradia Lint Regional Trains.
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Britain's Rail Passengers Safer Than Ever
Ten years have passed since the last train accident killed rail passengers or rail staff on Britain’s rail, which is unprecedented in their …
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RZD International Completes Railway Line Upgrades in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia - Russian railway engineering company RZD International said it has completed the reconstruction of the Belgrade-Pancevo ra…
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Changsha Welcomes Second Batch of Maglev Trains
Two new Maglev Trains are now in the final stages of debugging and are expected to arrive in central Changsha, China, as early as the end of…
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Victoria Orders Additional X’Trapolis Trains for Melbourne
Alstom has signed a contract worth around €100 million with Public Transport Victoria (PTV), to supply nine additional X’Trapolis trains for…
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TrainFX Leads by Example as Derby Strengthens Ties With China
Recently, TrainFX Managing Director, Qingsong Han visited China as part of the delegation led by Derby City Council leader Ranjit Banwait.
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German Rail Freight Continues to Decline
In contrast, rail freight is declining, with transport volumes falling by 1.6% to around 361.3 million tonnes. Based on these figure, the Ge…
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New Stadler Trains for Liverpool City Region
Replacing one of the oldest fleets in the UK, the new stadler trains will provide fully step free access for all passengers, making Merseyra…
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Siemens to Supply Signalling Systems for New Metro System in India
Siemens is to supply signalling technology for the first two metro lines of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in India. The order, worth €40 mil…
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Agreement Reached with SNCF Logistics on Shares in BLS Cargo
BLS has agreed to sell 45% of the shares in its freight transport subsidiary BLS Cargo to SNCF Logistics. The new partnership between the tw…
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DB Regio Order Multiple-Unit Regional Trains from Siemens
Beginning in 2020, DB Regio AG will operate its Rhine Valley rail network in southwest Germany exclusively with multiple-unit regional train…
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World’s First “Formation Flying” Engineering Trains Upgrade the Railway Faster and Cheaper
In a bid to increase efficiencies and reduce delays for passengers, Network Rail is trialling “formation flying” engineering trains to repai…
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Hitachi Begins Production of New InterCity Express Trains for GWR
The delivery of InterCity Express Trains to GWR will transform passenger experience for routes connecting London to Wales and the South West…
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£50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project Underway
Network Rail has commenced work on a £50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project, which includes the installation of a new signalling system on…
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Trenitalia Completes the Acquisition of c2c
Trenitalia, the passenger rail transportation company part of FS Italiane Group, has completed the acquisition of Essex and London train ope…
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Canadian National Railway to Invest $C 2.5 Billion in 2017
Canadian National Railway (CN) plans to invest approximately $C 1.6 billion, of its $C 2.5 billion capital investment budget, on track infra…
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ETCS Technology Installed on Network Rail’s Class 313 Trains
Alstom has completed the upgrade of its ETCS technology, Atlas 200, on Network Rail’s Class 313 test train, so that it is now compatible wit…
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Milan Orders Additional Metro Trains from Hitachi Rail Italy
Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded a contract worth €106 million from ATM to manufacture an additional 15 “Leonardo” metro trains for the c…
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Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio
Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio...a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the rai…
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NZ: Largest City Rail Link Tender Process Starts
The largest component of the City Rail Link (CRL) project – the construction of the tunnels and new stations - took a major step forward tod…
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U.S. Freight Rail Industry to Spend More than $22 Billion on Network
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), U.S. freight rail roads are projected to spend an estimated $22 billion to maintai…
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Breaking Records with Spanish High-Speed Rail
This summer will see the completion of the Almonte Viaduct, a world record-breaking viaduct in the west of Spain, close to the Portuguese bo…
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Paris RER B Trains to Receive Complete Renovation
Alstom has been selected by the RATP to renovate the MI84 trains of the RER B. The contract, which is worth €75 million, includes a binding …