Virgin Group aims to return back to the railways
Virgin Group has started the process towards bringing Virgin Trains back to the railways, applying to the Office of Rail […]
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Giruno takes first trip to Germany
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) plans to further expand its international service to Germany, probably from 2026. This will require trains […]
CAF trams in Budapest. The first components have arrived
CAF trams in Budapest. The components of the first of 51 Spanish CAF trams to be assembled in Budapest have […]
Romania and Pesa sign EMU contract
The Romanian Railway Reform Authority (Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară – ARF) has completed the reassessment of the bid submitted by […]
Kenya to study BEMU train potential in Nairobi
Kenya Railways, together with the World Bank and Systra will analise the potential of BEMU on Nairobi rail commuter network […]
Tri-Rail to introduce new express train from West Palm Beach to downtown Miami
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) announces the introduction of a new Tri-Rail express train service, to start July […]
VR Group concludes its acquisition of MTRX
Finnish company VR Group completes the acquisition of the long-distrance train operation of Swedish company MTRX. The passenger traffic between […]
ČD orders Škoda BEMUs
České dráhy and Škoda Group signed a contract for the supply of 15 two-car BEMUs for Moravian-Silesian region. CZK 3.5 […]
Amtrak cancels New York to Montreal train until September
US state-owned rail carrier Amtrak has announced that it will cancel the New York to Montreal train until September to […]
VBZ orders 12 additional Flexity trams from Alstom
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) orders twelve additional Flexity trams from Alstom. In 2017 VBZ had ordered 70 vehicles – including an […]