Main line rail industry news – Page 14
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NewsUS and Indian rail research bodies agree to work together
INTERNATIONAL: MxV Rail and India’s Centre for Heavy Haul Rail Research & Development are to work together on railway engineering research.
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NewsThree shortlisted for Boston commuter train operating contact
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has shortlisted three teams to bid for the next contract to operate Boston commuter train services and support its ambition to provide ‘modernised, high-frequency’ services for the region.
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NewsFrench night train rolling stock order delayed
FRANCE: The government has postponed a planned order for locomotives and rolling stock to renew the national night train fleet.
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NewsTeam Poland acquires German tram manufacturer
EUROPE: Pesa has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, as part of the Polish rolling stock manufacturer’s ambitions for growth backed by the national Team Poland strategy.
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NewsEthiopian railway academy to support African integration
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Railways Corp has launched construction of the Bishoftu Railway Academy.
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NewsHyundai Rotem to support development of Vietnamese rolling stock industry
VIETNAM: Multi-sector industrial holding company THACO has signed an agreement for South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to support the local production of high speed and urban electric trains in Vietnam.
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NewsBaltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
USA: The first of 78 metro cars being supplied by Hitachi Rail have entered service on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink, along with a communications-based train control system.
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NewsNexrail orders DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specification
EUROPE: Leasing company Nexrail has ordered 20 Vossloh Rolling Stock DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specifications, taking its total order to 50 of the type.
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NewsNapoli metro Line 10 contracts awarded
ITALY: Napoli regional transport operator EAV has awarded contracts for the construction of the fully automated metro Line 10.
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NewsCypriot railway ambitions revived
CYPRUS: The Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026 has drawn new attention to long-standing hopes of developing a railway network on the island.
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NewsEuropean rail supply industry sets out hopes for new EU Council presidency
EUROPE: UNIFE has set out its wish-list for the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, calling for key policy changes to keep Europe’s transport networks secure including prioritising public procurement and military mobility reforms.
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NewsKnorr-Bremse targets signalling, electronics and software growth with acquisition of Duagon
SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has completed its acquisition of railway embedded electronics, hardware and software supplier Duagon Group from private equity investor Deutsche Beteiligungs.
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NewsNew York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
USA: New York MTA has exercised a $386m option for Wabtec to supply a further 45 R255 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains on the Subway network.
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NewsCombined transport is under a great deal of pressure, warns incoming UIRR Chair
EUROPE: Sustainability ’often seems to expensive’, the newly appointed Chair of combined transport industry association UIRR has said as he urged policymakers to support the use of intermodal transport across the continent.
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NewsRTS Link train reaches the Malasyia-Singapore border as test running begins
ASIA: The first dynamic test run on the Rapid Transit System Link being built to connect Malaysia and Singapore has been successfully completed by future operator RTSO.
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NewsAlstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
MEXICO: Rail regulatory agency ARTF has a contract for 47 Trenes del Norte diesel trainsets for two passenger corridors under construction in northern and central Mexico. Michael Dreyer reports.
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NewsUnion Pacific and Norfolk Southern file merger application
USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have formally applied to the Surface Transportation Board seeking approval of their proposed merger.
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NewsLifting section of King Frederik IX railway bridge installed from barge
DENMARK: Nordic Crane Heavy Lift has used an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system to install the lifting section of the expanded King Frederik IX bridge on the route serving the future the Fehmarn Belt fixed link to Germany.