Railway supply industry news
Latest business news from the global railway supply industry, including company mergers, acquisitions and financial results.
Stadler to open Berlin train commissioning centre
GERMANY: Stadler is to establish a facility at Hennigsdorf near Berlin where it will commission rolling stock produced at its Berlin Pankow plant.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Domestic content boost for Ukrainian rolling stock
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has ordered 66 coaches from KVSZ which will include facilities for passengers with reduced mobility and will have an increased proportion of domestic content.
Hungarian consortium proposes Talgo takeover
SPAIN: Hungarian consortium Ganz-Mavag Europe has put forward a €619m offer to buy 100% of Talgo, which said the offer was attractive. However, the Spanish government is not keen to see the company in foreign ownership, and options including a potential takeover by CAF are reportedly being explored.
MSC’s purchase of Italo stake approved
ITALY: The European Commission has approved Mediterranean Shipping Co’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in open access high speed train operator Italo-NTV from Global Infrastructure Partners.
Cheaper rolling stock financing predicted as Luxembourg protocol comes into force
INTERNATIONAL: A global treaty designed to make it easier and cheaper for the private sector to finance railway rolling stock came into force on March 8.
ABB to set up traction centre after Queensland EMU contract win
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Porterbrook purchases Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Open Sales & Distribution Model API sandbox launched
‘A day for the history books’ as Siemens to relocate Chippenham signalling factory
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Porterbrook takes stake in Brodie Engineering
UK urged to join Eurofima to facilitate access to cheaper rolling stock finance
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Smart Train Lease aims ‘to make renting trains as easy and simple as renting a car’
Prototype Portuguese national train under development
Trainline targets airport users during Super Bowl
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Market Analysis: Driverless metro market set to surge
Future Mobility Taskforce launched
Grant supports wagon orders
Railway supply industry news round-up