Main line rail industry news – Page 13
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NewsDB Cargo UK sells surplus locomotives to Romania’s GFR
ROMANIA: DB Cargo UK has announced a multi-million-pound deal to sell 25 surplus EMD Class 66 diesel locomotives previously used in the UK to Romanian private freight operator Grup Feroviar Român.
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NewsChannel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel and signalling company Compagnie des Signaux have begun the first phase of the roll-out of ERTMS across the fixed link.
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NewsIndian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
INTERNATIONAL: Indian rolling stock producer Kinet Railway Solutions and its Russian parent Transmashholding have launched a training programme for technicians from India.
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NewsExpleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
UK: Engineering consultancy Expleo has announced a strategic partnership to combine its experience in train, signalling and rail operations technology with RailX’s logistics software.
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NewsToronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed a C$2·3bn directly-awarded contract for a fleet of 70 metro trains be supplied by Alstom, as the only company able to build the trains in Canada.
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NewsVossloh completes Scandinavian portfolio with Nordic Tamping Service
SWEDEN: Vossloh has acquired Borlänge-based Nordic Tamping Service, which operates in Sweden and Norway.
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NewsNouvelle-Aquitaine trains ordered
FRANCE: National passenger operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed a €80m order for a further 10 CAF-Alstom Régiolis trainsets on behalf of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région.
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NewsSt Petersburg opens metro Line 6
RUSSIA: The first section of St Petersburg metro Line 6, the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya line, has been inaugurated.
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NewsBaden-Württemberg places €500m EMU order
GERMANY: The Land of Baden-Württemberg has awarded Alstom a €500m contract to supply and maintain a further 26 Coradia Max partly double-deck electric multiple-units.
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NewsEthiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
ETHIOPIA: Work has begun on a major hub airport at Bishoftu which is to be connected to the existing Bole International Airport and the capital Addis Ababa by a 38 km railway.
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NewsConsortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
DENMARK: DSB has selected a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply and maintain a fleet of electric multiple-units for the conversion of København’s S-bane suburban rail network to unattended automatic operation.
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NewsTransit Tech Lab seeks proposals to enhance infrastructure management, modernise data and streamline workflows
USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and partners from the city have launched this year’s edition of their annual Transit Tech Lab competition, seeking to harness expertise from local and global technology companies.
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NewsAllTranstek to acquire RAS Data Services assets
USA: Wagon fleet management services company AllTranstek was the prevailing bidder at an auction for the assets of RAS Data Services.
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NewsMarmon Rail repair activities brought together under Transco Rail Services brand
USA: Marmon Rail has launched Transco Rail Services, bringing together its UTLX Field Services, Procor Field Services and Transco Fixed Repair Shops brands under a unified identity covering all its repair services.
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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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News‘Great day’ for northern Ontario as first Northlander train is delivered
CANADA: Siemens Mobility has delivered the first of the locomotive-hauled trainsets ordered for the revival of Ontario Northland’s Northlander passenger service, which will run 740 km from Timmins-Porcupine station to Toronto Union.
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NewsWagon leasing partnerships restructured
USA: Wagon leasing company Trinity Industries completed a strategic restructuring of its wagon investment partnerships with alternative credit platform Napier Park on December 30.
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NewsERA report proposes enhanced wheel inspection regime to resolve post-Gotthard accident impasse
EUROPE: The Joint Network Secretariat managed by the EU Agency for Railways has proposed revised safety measures as its response to steps taken by Swiss national safety regulator BAV to tighten rules in the second half of 2025.