RENFE pivots to French regional passenger markets amid Avril authorisation delays
FRANCE: Spanish national operator RENFE is reportedly seeking regional passenger operating contracts after allowing an agreement for high speed paths between Paris and Lyon to lapse.
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.
Romanian Traxx Passenger electric loco delivered
ROMANIA: Alstom has delivered the first of 16 Traxx Passenger multi-system electric locomotives ordered by railway reform authority ARF.
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.
Slovakian infrastructure manager completes its largest project
SLOVAKIA: Infrastructure manager ŽSR has formally completed modernisation of the important junction at Žilina, the largest single project in its history.
Chiang Mai light rail plan makes progress
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority has held public consultations to evaluate the project design for the planned light rail Red Line in Chiang Mai.
Passenger train services return to Birmingham’s Camp Hill line
UK: Passenger services were reinstated on the Camp Hill line on April 7, restoring a service that was withdrawn in 1941 owing to coal shortages during the Second World War. Tony Miles reports from Birmingham.
Norfolk Southern partners with shortline group for Atlanta terminal operations
USA: Shortline group Jaguar Transport Holdings is to operate Norfolk Southern’s Doraville transload terminal, and will make capital improvements to expand capacity and support future growth at the site to the northeast of Atlanta.
VIA Rail awards C$150m long-distance sleeping car modernisation contract
CANADA: National passenger operator VIA Rail has awarded CAD Railway Industries a C$150m five-year contract to modernise its 56 Château and Manor class sleeping cars.
