Timișoara’s public transport ‘on the right track’ as more trams ordered
ROMANIA: Mayor of Timișoara Dominic Fritz has signed a contract for Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya to supply a further 10 trams.
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.
Leo Express unveils Talgo trainset ahead of service expansion
EUROPE: Leo Express unveiled the design of the three 13-car Talgo VI tilting push-pull trainsets on February 11. It is leasing the Talgo vehicles from RENFE, which is LE’s 50% stakeholder.
Odour filters to be tested on Chicago metro trains
USA: Chicago Transit Authority and Sandbox Carbon are to test the use of activated carbon filters to mitigate the smell of cigarette smoke and other odours on metro trains.
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.
Customised tram for Bergamo Line T2 unveiled
ITALY: The first of 10 customised trams for the future Line T2 in Bergamo has been rolled out at Škoda Group’s Plzeň plant in the Czech Republic.
Titagarh Rail Systems launches Indian wagon leasing business
Pesa to develop battery-electric-hydrogen tri-mode multiple-unit
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
CSX awards $670m contract for new and modernised locos
EMU featuring ‘sunny space’ enters service in western Tokyo
UN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
CrossCountry unveils its first refurbished Voyager trainset
Spanish operation of Haramain high speed railway extended as more trains ordered
Stadler to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel locomotives to Turkey’s TCDD Taşımacılık
Infrastructure: Using data to make better decisions
CRRC starts work on São Paulo metro trainsets
Ireland: Next steps emerge in all-island rail vision
RENFE postpones high speed train procurement
Union Pacific and Wabtec sign $1·2bn loco modernisation deal
DB demonstrates remote controlled S-Bahn train at München depot
High‑speed imaging to support pit stop style wagon maintenance
Italy: RFI deploys AI, drones and robots as part of monitoring suite expansion
Nigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’