Policy: New entrants promise to reshape South African freight market
No fewer than 11 private freight train operators have been granted conditional access to the Transnet network under the government’s rail reform programme. Market opening offers hope that declining rail freight volumes can be reversed and infrastructure renovated. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Siemens Mobility opens Lexington passenger rolling stock factory
USA: Siemens Mobility officially opened its $220m passenger rolling stock manufacturing and rail services centre in Lexington, North Carolina.
Hitachi Rail expands its footprint beyond rail to become a ‘global digital mobility player’
USA: Hitachi Rail is expanding its footprint into the wider public transport market with an agreement to acquire Clever Devices, which supplies fleet management, passenger experience and operational technology.
Australasian Railway Association organises InnoTrans 2026 delegation
INNOTRANS: The Australasian Railway Association is organising a delegation to this year’s InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, which it says will present a valuable opportunity to showcase Australia’s rail industry on the global stage.
Bi-mode inter-city trainsets on test in New South Wales
AUSTRALIA: Test running of the first of 29 Civity electro-diesel multiple-units built by CAF has started on the New South Wales network.
Regulation: How an interventionist infrastructure manager spurred high speed rail demand in Spain
Infrastructure: Eulynx controllers support digital transformation
Railway supply industry news round-up
Loram partnership to expand One Big Circle’s circumference around the world
Zambia Railways Ltd seeks private financing to fix three broken legs
Indian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
Investor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
Viewpoint: Rebuilding trust in British precision manufacturing is an economic imperative, not nostalgia
Railway supply industry news round-up
Hydrogen companies agree traction technology collaboration
Alstom accredited as a LGBTQ+ Trailblazing Employer
Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
Railway supply industry news round-up
Collaboration to offer mission-critical rail communications with a pathway to FRMCS
Railway supply industry news round-up
Investor acquires Sierra Railroad Co and hydrogen loco subsidiary
Eurofima targets tram and metro financing in strategic rethink
FS Group completes the acquisition of Titagarh Firema