Siemens selected for Brightline West fleet
Brightline announced that Siemens Mobility has been designated the preferred bidder to design and build the Brightline West high-speed trains […]
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Contract awarded for Sharjah passenger station
Etihad Rail awarded the design and construction contract to connect the UAE network’s mainline to the passenger station in Sharjah. […]
ÖBB orders new Desiro ML trains
Siemens Mobility has received an order from the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) for an additional 21 Siemens Desiro ML trainsets. […]
Renfe to put Talgo’s new AVE S-106 trains into service next month
Spanish state-owned rail operator Renfe will put Talgo’s new AVE S-106 trains into service next month. On 21 May, Renfe […]
Tourist trains between the Ligurian Coast and the Côte d’Azur
The French branch of Italy’s national rail operator Trenitalia wants to run two tourist trains linking the Ligurian and French […]
Paris Olympics bonuses awarded by RATP to employees
The Paris Transport Authority (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens – RATP) has agreed to give employees bonuses for the Olympic […]
VIA Rail Canada is facing a marked ageing of its rolling stock fleet
VIA Rail Canada is seeking billions of dollars from the government in Ottawa to replace rolling stock that has outlived […]
New Coradia Stream High Capacity trains for CFL enter overnight testing
After the approval tests of the 34 Coradia Stream High Capacity trains delivered by Alstom to the Luxembourg railway company […]
Zurich public transport is testing the airbag tram
Testing the airbag tram. Following a series of fatal accidents, Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) has confirmed that it is considering adding […]
Bulgaria and Romania unable to buy rolling stock with EU funds
Rolling stock with EU funds. Bulgaria risks losing EUR 1.2 billion from its Recovery Plan after cancelling tenders for the […]