Govia Thameslink Railway to upgrade the train fleet
Govia Thameslink Railway and Porterbrook, the owner of trains leased by the operator, announced a five-year programme for rolling stock […]
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Global rail market to grow by 2.2% per year, study says
The worldwide railway market will grow by 2.2% per year to EUR 213.2 billion in 2024, according to a new […]
USD 1.2 billion for San Francisco Transbay corridor capacity
The US Federal Transit Administration has provided San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) a USD 1.2 billion grant […]
Talgo presents its hydrogen propulsion system
Talgo has presented its hydrogen train propulsion system, which is the first such prototype in Spain. The first track validation […]
Additional Vlocity trains ordered for Victoria regional network
The Victorian Government awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract for the supply of 18 additional Vlocity trains that will be designed […]
Mireo train for Rhine-Neckar presented
The first Mireo trains for Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn has been presented by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Transport, the Rhineland-Palatinate South (ZSPNV […]
Coradia iLint enters passenger service in Austria
Starting 11 September until the end of November, Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen train will run for the first time in […]
Knorr-Bremse to equip DB’s new ICE trains
Siemens Mobility awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply braking and entrance systems for 30 new high-speed ICE trains which will […]
DfT committed to improve passenger services in the East Midlands
The UK Department of Transport signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM) to improve the […]
Singapore awards train communication system upgrade contract
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Bombardier Transportation signed a contract to upgrade the communication systems on 92 three-car Movia metro trains […]