Latest Business News
All the latest business news in the rail sector.
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American Railway Boss Praises London’s Railways
American railway boss praises ‘life-changing’ investment in London’s railways after fact-finding mission. From moving record numbers of pass…
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SNCF Mobility Orders Additional Trains for Intercity Services
Alstom is to supply SNCF Mobility with 30 trains from its Coradia platform, for an amount worth approximately €250 million. The order was pl…
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Vlexx Orders 21 New TALENT 3 Trains for Saarland
Bombardier Transportation and emerging transport company vlexx GmbH have signed a contract to provide 21 three-car BOMBARDIER TALENT 3 train…
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Network Rail and Rail Freight Industry Collaborate to Increase Railway Capacity
A massive timetable shakeup is being implemented after Britain’s rail freight industry collaborated over a two-year, industry-wide review in…
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Deutsche Bahn Orders Additional Double-Deck Intercity Trains
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Alstom to Supply Coradia Continental EMUs for Nuremberg
Alstom has been awarded two contracts from Deutsche Bahn Regio AG to supply 53 Coradia Continental EMUs (electric multiple units) for a tota…
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CRRC to Supply Double-Deck Coaches for Regional Rail in Philadelphia
The SEPTA Board recently approved the purchase of double-deck coaches for Regional Rail, a key part in the Authority's efforts to meet the n…
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27 Additional INNOVIA Metro 300 Trains for Kuala Lumpur
...announced that they will deliver an additional 27 BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 trains for the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line i…
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Arriva Reports Continued Growth and Investment in 2016
Arriva, a leading European transport provider, today released annual results showing growth of around 5% on the prior year, representing...
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CRRC to Build New L.A. Metro Rail Cars
...Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has contracted with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation to build 64 new L.A.…
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Transport for West Midlands to Take Over Midland Metro Services
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is to take over the day-to-day running of its Midland Metro trams from October 2018 when the current conc…
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Richard Lutz to be New CEO of Deutsche Bahn
The new CEO of Deutsche Bahn has been announced as Richard Lutz when the Supervisory Board met on 22 March, following Rüdiger Grube's resign…
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Siemens to Modernise VTA Light Rail System
Siemens has been chosen by VTA) to provide innovative electrification technology to power the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. VTA’s infr…
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DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe
DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…
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Hector Rail Orders 15 Siemens Locomotives
All of the Siemens locomotives will have a maximum output of 6,400 KW and a top speed of 200 km/h. All Vectron AC locomotives are equipped w…
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HVLE Orders Electric-Diesel Locomotives from Stadler
Stadler and German rail freight operator Havellian Railway, have announced a purchase agreement for the supply of six-axle Electric-Diesel l…
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Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska Sign Rail Freight Agreement
Lithuanian Railways and DB Cargo Rail Polska (DB Cargo company in Poland), have signed an international rail freight agreement through the..…
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Thales to Equip Dubai Metro Red Line Extension
Thales has been selected to deliver the systems’ extension and upgrade of the Dubai Metro Red Line. The Red Line is one of the longest drive…
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New Generation Ammonia Tank Cars for Russia
...the Russian chemical industry, signed an agreement for the supply of 100 ammonia tank cars, set on bogie with increased axle load.
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Revenues Grow at MTR Ahead of Elizabeth Line Milestone
MTR Corporation, who will be the operator of London’s Elizabeth Line, has announced strong global revenue growth as it prepares...
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Final Pendolino Train Handed Over to SBB
Alstom has just delivered the last Pendolino train to SBB, in accordance with the planned schedule defined within the contract signed in...
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First Riyadh Metro Trainset Delivered On Schedule
The production of the Riyadh metro trainset is well on track and Alstom is set to meet its deadline and deliver all the metro trainsets by e…