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Alstom Presents New Metro Car for Barcelona at UITP Global Public Transport Summit

Alstom has presented the new Metropolis metro car for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit…

Rolling Stock Networking Supports the Railway Children Charity

Rolling Stock Networking and Atkore Flexicon have donated prizes for a raffle to support the Railway Children charity during the event.

DB Cargo Italia Orders 4 EffiShunter 1000 Diesel-Electric Locomotives

DB Cargo Italia has ordered four new EffiShunter 1000 diesel-electric locomotives from Czech company, CZ LOKO.

Alstom to Deliver 130 Citadis LRVs to Pennsylvania's SEPTA

KfW Ipex-Bank Provides Financing for Dutch State Railway

KfW IPEX-Bank has contributed EUR 200 million to the Dutch State Railway company NS’ investment programme for the region.

Alstom Unveils First New Train for Singapore's North-South and East-West Lines

Alstom has presented the first of 106 six-car high-capacity trains for the East-West and North-South lines of Singapore’s MRT system.

Australia: Progress Rail to Build Battery-Powered Aurizon Freight Locomotive

Aurizon has contracted Progress Rail to build a zero-emissions capable battery-powered freight locomotive in Australia.

Rolling Stock Networking – Bigger and Better than Ever Before

Taking place in Derby, UK on 6 July 2023, the Rolling Stock Networking event is back bigger and better than ever.

CRRC Launches CINOVA2.0 Intercity Smart Train

Rolling stock manufacturer, CRRC has officially launched its new intercity smart train, CINOVA2.0 at an event in Qingdao, China. 

Invitation to Rail Business Days 2023

Sensit s.r.o. will be present at the upcoming Rail Business Days 2023 exhibition, which will be held 5 - 7 June 2023 in Ostrava.

VR FleetCare Provides Air Conditioning Maintenance

VR FleetCare's service operations are expanding to the maintenance of air conditioning systems in light rail vehicles in Helsinki.

Rail Operators to Share Fleet Maintenance & Depot Solutions

International fleet maintenance and depot managers will come together at Rolling Stock Maintenance & Depot Innovation Europe, 27–29 June.

Škoda Group and Tesmec Join Forces

Škoda Group has entered into a strategic technological cooperation with Tesmec Group, a renowned company specialising in infrastructure tech…

Tower Cold Chain Announces Product Upgrade for Frozen

Tower Cold Chain has developed a new range of onboard catering containers, capable of maintaining cold temperatures without using dry ice.

Talgo Avril High-Speed Trains to Enter Commercial Service in November

The first Talgo Avril very high-speed trains will be ready to enter commercial service on Renfe's network from November 2023. 

Washington Metro Presents Designs for Future Trains

Washington Metro has presented the latest design concepts for its future fleet of trains that will be produced by Hitachi Rail.

Honolulu Rail System to Commence Service on 30 June

The penultimate train has arrived in Hawaii prior to the Honolulu Rail System commencing passenger service on 30 June this year.

Hitachi and Toshiba to Supply High-Speed Trains for Taiwan

Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium has been awarded a contract to supply 12 high-speed trains for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation.

Deutsche Bahn Invests €2bn in 73 New ICE Trains

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced a 2 billion EUR investment in 73 new ICE trains from Talgo and Siemens Mobility. 

TSL-ESCHA and MAFELEC at the First Train & Rail

TSL-ESCHA presented a wide range of push buttons, warning sounders, signal devices and LED lighting for rail transport at Train & Rail 2023.

Alstom and Danish State Railways Present IC5 Train Carriage

Alstom and Danish State Railways (DSB) have unveiled a full-size model of the new IC5 Coradia Stream train to the Danish public. 

FS Italiane Group Orders 40 Siemens Mobility Vectron Locomotives

FS Italiane Group has ordered 40 Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives for TX Logistik AG to operate on the Rhine-Alpine Corridor.

Singapore: Mitsubishi to Supply 8 Additional Trains for Sengkang-Punggol LRT

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply Singapore’s LTA with an additional 8 two-car trains for the Sengkang-Punggol LRT network.

US: $700 Million in FTA Funding to Replace Ageing Passenger Railcars

The FTA has awarded 703 million USD in funding to six projects in six states to replace aging passenger railcars.