Main line rail industry news – Page 7
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NewsMÁV gains full ownership of Dunakeszi Járműjavító
HUNGARY: National railway group MÁV has purchased 100% of the companies owning the assets of rolling stock maintenance business Dunakeszi Járműjavító.
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NewsDigital automatic coupler demonstration train goes on a grand tour
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group’s digital automatic coupler demonstration train is to undertake a ‘grand tour’ of the national network during 2026 to assess operation under a wide range of different scenarios.
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NewsRoma metro Line C extension contract awarded
ITALY: Roma municipality has awarded the Metro C Scpa consortium a €776m contract covering the design and construction of Section T1 of Line C.
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NewsTeleste to supply LED displays for Belgian stations
BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel has awarded Teleste an extendable four-year framework contract to supply passenger information displays for stations across the country.
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NewsHigh-volume rail terminal opens to support construction of Meta AI data centre
USA: USA Rail Terminal has opened a train-to-lorry transloading facility at Monroe in Louisiana to support the construction of what will be Facebook owner Meta’s largest data centre.
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NewsSoftware error double-counts Swiss light rail passengers
SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport has revised its ridership figures downwards after it emerged that a software error was double-counting passengers on the Waldenburgerbahn.
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NewsNigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’
NIGERIA: Nigerian Railway Corp has moved out of the intensive care unit and is now ‘ready to fly’, Managing Director Dr Kayode Opeifa said in January when he set out ambitions to expand the network, attract private finance and use cleaner fuels.
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NewsBrno operator orders trams for assembly in-house
CZECH REPUBLIC: Brno transport operator DPMB has signed a KC2·3bn framework agreement for Pragoimex to supply components for the local assembly of up to 60 more EVO2 trams by 2033, which would take the total number in the city to 101.
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NewsRegioJet train passengers eat 25 km of cake
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has revealed the quantities of food and drink consumed across its services in 2025, with company owner owner Radim Jančura saying ‘our yellow trains are simply the biggest café where everyone can have their favourite coffee and cake’.
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NewsBaghdad battery-powered retro-tram completed
IRAQ: Turkish tourist tram and road train manufacturer Garatren has produced a retro-styled battery tramcar for a line being built in Baghdad.
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NewsBogie-mounted wagon condition monitoring technology partnership launched
EUROPE: Greenbrier Leasing Europe is to install Amsted Digital Solutions IQ Series gateways on all its new wagons to enable users to benefit from condition-based maintenance.
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NewsJapanese high speed train converted to carry freight
JAPAN: A Series E3 high speed trainset which has been converted to carry freight will enter service on East Japan Railway’s 500 km Tōhoku route between Morioka and Tokyo on March 23.
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NewsFinancial close allows Ho Chi Minh City Line 2 civil works to start
VIETNAM: The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of civil works on metro Line 2 on January 15.
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NewsBooking platform Kombo acquires KelBillet
FRANCE: Rail, bus and air ticket booking platform Kombo has acquired multimodal travel price comparison website KelBillet.
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NewsVingroup withdraws cross-country proposal to focus on regional high speed projects
VIETNAM: Industrial conglomerate Vingroup has submitted a letter to the government requesting to withdraw its investment registration for the 1 541 km north-south high speed railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, for which it had submitted bids in May 2025.
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NewsTitagarh orders ABB traction equipment for Mumbai metro trains
INDIA: Rolling stock manufacturer Titagarh Rail Systems has awarded ABB a contract to supply propulsion systems and Train Control & Management System software for metro trainsets ordered by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
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NewsKintetsu introduces Series 1A EMUs in Nagoya and Osaka
JAPAN: Kintetsu Railway has put into service the first of its Series 1A EMUs, which are being supplied by Kinki Sharyo to replace older units that have been in traffic for up to 40 years.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.