All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2025 – Page 5
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NewsOrders adjusted to include more day and fewer night trains
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have amended contracts for the supply of new passenger stock, increasing the number of day trains on order and reducing the number of night trains.
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NewsDomestic rail innovation on show at Chinese trade fairs
CHINA: An array of domestically-produced rail technology was shown at two major trade fairs held in Beijing in July, including the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail.
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Rail Business UKTerrapinn to launch UK Rail trade show next year
UK: Events organiser Terrapinn has announced plans to launch a trade show and conference branded UK Rail at Birmingham’s NEC next year.
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NewsEU funding for Ukrainian standard gauge rail link
UKRAINE: Construction of a 75 km standard gauge rail link from the Polish border to the city of Lviv is among the projects selected for a share of the latest round of EU Connecting Europe Facility funding.
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NewsLibyan railway construction could restart
LIBYA: China Civil Engineering Construction Corp and Libyan Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding which could see work resume on the stalled national railway project.
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Metro Report InternationalPyongyang metro stations remodelled
NORTH KOREA: Several stations on the Pyongyang metro have been renovated as part of a programme to ’add beauty to the capital’, according to officials.
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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Rail Business UKTrain operator rating system aims to improve assistance for disabled passengers
UK: The Office of Rail & Road is to begin benchmarking and rating each train operator on its delivery of passenger assistance services, with the aim of enabling better targeted interventions.
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NewsContainer wagons modified for agricultural loads
EUROPE: Slovakian wagon manufacturer ŽOS Trnava has modified 40 Lgs container wagons to carry bulk agricultural goods.
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NewsArriva places first order for Škoda 200 km/h long-distance EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: Arriva has awarded Škoda Group a contract to supply a new design of 200 km/h low-floor electric multiple-unit for long-distance services.
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NewsUkrainian Railways to order next-generation coaches
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia is planning to order a new generation of coaches offering greater comfort, longer intervals between overhauls and a longer service life.
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NewsIndian Railways launches one-stop passenger app
INDIA: Indian Railways has launched RailOne, an all-in-one ‘super app’ covering passenger service functions which had been split across different smartphone platforms..
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Rail Business UKSoutheastern services reduced to increase daytime infrastructure inspection time
UK: Southeastern is to reduce off-peak weekday services on four routes in Kent over a six-month period to increase the time available for daylight infrastructure inspections between trains.
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NewsFirst battery train enters service under plans for Denmark’s greenest railway
DENMARK: Local railway operator Midtjyske Jernbaner has put its first battery multiple-unit into service as part of its ambition to become Denmark’s ‘greenest railway’.