Araparica DMUs take shape at Marcopolo Rail
BRAZIL: Marcopolo Rail presents the Prosper City diesel multiple-units it is building for the Araparica suburban rail project at its at its Caxias do Sul plant.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Nordic Re-Finance buys 31 locomotives as SBB Cargo standardises fleet
EUROPE: Nordic Re-Finance has agreed to acquire 31 Traxx AC1 electric locomotives from SBB Cargo, as part of the leasing company’s ambition to expand its portfolio of modern and interoperable electric freight locos.
Competition authority approves FS Group takeover of Firema
ITALY: Competition authority AGCM has approved national railway FS Group’s planned takeover of Indian company Titagarh’s Italian rolling stock manufacturing business Firema as part of an ongoing restructuring.
’Mobility on a global scale’ theme for InnoTrans 2026
INNOTRANS: ‘Mobility on a global scale — shaping projects and growth opportunities’ will be the title for the opening ceremony of the InnoTrans 2026 trade fair, where key themes will include AI, autonomous public transport, digitalisation, cybersecurity and night trains.
Titagarh Rail Systems launches Indian wagon leasing business
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways has approved the registration of Titagarh Rail Systems as a Wagon Leasing Company as part of efforts to encourage private sector participation in rolling stock ownership.
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract
Pesa to develop battery-electric-hydrogen tri-mode multiple-unit
Wabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
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UN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
Great British Railways is a ‘golden opportunity’ to end boom and bust
FS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
Metrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
CRRC starts work on São Paulo metro trainsets
Italferr rebranded as ‘an ambassador of high-tech Italian engineering’
Skills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
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Masabi acquires customer information and ticketing system supplier Passenger Technology Group
RITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
Angola to award 30-year Namibe Corridor railway concession
MÁV gains full ownership of Dunakeszi Járműjavító
Railway supply industry news round-up