Main line rail industry news – Page 27
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NewsAustralian university launches industry-supported rail engineering courses
AUSTRALIA: Edith Cowan University has launched dedicated rail-based units across its Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering undergraduate programmes, developed in partnership with the Australian Railway Association to help meet the sector’s future needs.
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NewsHong Kong’s Light Rail Voyager sightseeing service expanded
CHINA: Hong Kong operator MTR Corp has expanded its Light Rail Voyager tourism-oriented services with the introduction of a second route.
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NewsPesa unveils Elf 3.0 EMU
POLAND: The first of 14 Pesa Elf 3.0 electric multiple-units ordered by regional operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna was unveiled at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsRail suppliers call for EU public procurement rule change
EUROPE: Rail suppliers’ association UNIFE has called on the European Commission to ‘deter’ non-EU companies from bidding for EU public contracts if their home markets are not open to EU suppliers.
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NewsAlpha Trains orders more electro-diesel locomotives for use in Germany and Austria
EUROPE: Leasing company Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a firm order to supply and maintain a further 15 Vectron Dual Mode electro-diesel freight locomotives.
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NewsAutomated fast suburban rail EMU unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Sifang has unveiled a 200 km/h suburban EMU at MetroTrans 2025. This will be used on the Beijing – Daxing Airport – Xiong’an regional line currently under construction.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsWatco to deploy TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagons
USA: Short line railway, terminal and port operating group Watco has reached a commercial agreement to deploy Intramotev’s TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagon battery-electric wagons on its network.
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NewsParis to Wien and Berlin night trains to end after French government withdraws subsidy
EUROPE: The Paris – Wien and Paris – Berlin sleeper train services are to end with the December 14 2025 timetable change, following the French Ministry of Transport’s decision to withdraw funding for their operation.
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NewsTrainline to provide business travel options for Amex GBT clients
EUROPE: Trainline group’s B2B arm Trainline Partner Solutions has agreed a multi-year contract to provided American Express Global Business Travel clients with continental European rail travel booking services, building on an existing partnership in the UK.
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NewsTrabzon light rail plans confirmed
TURKEY: The General Directorate for Infrastructure Investments has announced details of the first stage of the long-mooted Trabzon light rail project.
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NewsFirstClass safety systems installed at Etihad Rail depot
UAE: FirstClass Safety & Control has supplied and installed two bespoke Depot Protection Systems at Etihad Rail’s largest maintenance facility.
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NewsCSX names Steve Angel as CEO to replace Joe Hinrichs
USA: The board of Class I freight railway CSX named Steve Angel as President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board with effect from September 28, succeeding Joe Hinrichs who has left the company.
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NewsUniversity collaboration aims to make wagon repair more efficient
USA: Railinc and Duke University’s Christensen Family Center for Innovation are to collaborate to explore how AI, mobile devices and ‘social media-style technologies’ could improve wagon repair work.
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NewsSiemens Mobility starts work on €35m train battery system factory
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility begins construction of a rolling stock battery system factory with a groundbreaking ceremony at Luhe-Wildenau in Bayern.
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NewsLithuania forms Rail Baltica design unit to develop skills for the long term
LITHUANIA: LTG Infra has established a dedicated design unit to ensure rapid progress with Rail Baltica, and to handle future projects including further standard gauge lines.
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NewsBoluda Shipping acquires Transfesa’s intermodal activities
EUROPE: Boluda Shipping has entered the rail freight haulage market with the acquisition of DB Cargo subsidiary Transfesa’s intermodal transport activities in Spain and Portugal.
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NewsMizoram rail link will be ‘a lifeline of transformation’, says Modi
INDIA: The northeastern state of Mizoram has been connected to the national rail network, with the opening of a 51 km broad-gauge line to serve the state capital Aizawl.
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NewsIndian-built diesel locos delivered to Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE: Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique has unveiled the first two of 10 freight locomotives which are being supplied from India’s Banaras Locomotive Works via consultancy RITES.