Main line rail industry news – Page 5
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NewsEMU featuring ‘sunny space’ enters service in western Tokyo
JAPAN: Keio Electric Railway has put the first of its Series 2000 EMUs into commercial service.
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NewsMilano single-track interurban light rail restoration underway
ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.
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NewsUN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
INTERNATIONAL: The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Working Party on Rail Transport has published the third revision of the UN Model Rules for the Permanent Identification of railway rolling stock.
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NewsPraha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of the Environment has approved plans for the construction of a tunnel under the northern suburbs of Praha as part of the development of an airport rail link.
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NewsSpanish operation of Haramain high speed railway extended as more trains ordered
SAUDI ARABIA: Talgo is to supply a further 20 trainsets for use on the Haramain High Speed Railway as part of a wider package of investment agreed with the Spanish consortium that developed the line.
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NewsCommuter rail expansion contracts awarded in Bangkok
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has selected the winning bidders for two major construction contracts under its Bangkok commuter rail expansion programme.
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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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NewsEl Insurgente creates an interchange with Mexico City’s metro
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service in Mexico City has been extended from Santa Fe to Observatorio, where meets metro Line 1.
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NewsCroatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
EUROPE: The transport ministers of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have met to discuss topics including restarting passenger services between Zagreb and Sarajevo and the revival of the out-of-use Una route between Zagreb and Split.
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NewsWarszawa tram depot goes digital
POLAND: Tramwaje Warszawskie has rolled out Peak Mobility’s PEAK.DMS depot management system to automate key processes at its Annopol depot.
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NewsFS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
INTERNATIONAL: Italy’s national railway FS Group has launched London-based transport and infrastructure consultancy FS Advisory.
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NewsStadler to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel locomotives to Turkey’s TCDD Taşımacılık
TURKEY: National train operator TCDD Taşımacılık has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel-electric locomotives.
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NewsPresident inaugurates Algeria’s heavy haul Western Mining Railway
ALGERIA: The 950 km Western Mining Railway formally opened on February 1, facilitating rail shipments of iron ore over a distance of 1 400 km to a steel plant in Oran.
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NewsMetrans picks Szeged as its next intermodal hub
Intermodal operator Metrans has picked Szeged as the site of its next rail-connected logistics hub, reflecting the HHLA subsidiary’s growing presence in the CEE freight market. Chief Executive Peter Kiss explains the thinking behind the investment in Hungary to Benjámin Zelki.
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NewsICE4 remote control project aims to make train depot movements more efficient
GERMANY: The remotely controlled operation of an ICE4 high speed trainset is to be tested by a consortium of industrial, operating and academic partners as part of the RemODtrAIn project which aims to make train movements within maintenance depots more efficient.
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NewsDriverless metro train on test
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro has begun testing a driverless train on the Big Circle Line.
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NewsCRRC starts work on São Paulo metro trainsets
BRAZIL: The local operator has confirmed that supplier CRRC Qingdao Sifang has begun production of 44 metro trainsets for use on three lines in São Paulo.
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NewsItalferr rebranded as ‘an ambassador of high-tech Italian engineering’
ITALY: Italferr, the engineering consultancy arm of the Italian state railway holding FS Group, has been rebranded as FS Engineering.
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NewsSkills, signalling and military mobility in focus at RailTech Europe event
NETHERLANDS: The 16th edition of the RailTech Europe trade show will take place at the Jaarbeurs venue in Utrecht on March 4-5 2026, organised by Railway Gazette International’s parent group ProMedia.