FS Group completes the acquisition of Titagarh Firema
ITALY: The national railway’s FS Fabbrica Italiana Treni subsidiary has finalised the acquisition of rolling stock manufacturer Titagarh Firema from India’s Titagarh Group.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Alstom and Mälardalen University renew strategic industrial-academic partnership
SWEDEN: Mälardalen University and Alstom have renewed a long-standing strategic partnership for collaborative research and education.
Stadler Digital Labs joint venture launched
PORTUGAL: Stadler and Critical Software have formed the Stadler Digital Labs 51:49 joint venture to develop software for the rail sector.
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
SNCF Réseau subsidiary Altametris has developed a suite of aerial technologies to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure monitoring. Strategy Director Alexis Meneses spoke to Toma Bačić at ProMedia’s Intelligent Rail Summit in Bled, Slovenia.
Turkey's next National Train nears completion
TURKEY: Production of the first ‘National High Speed Train’ with a design speed of 225 km/h has reached 90% completion, Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.
Railway supply industry news round-up
Cando buys Savage Rail to create a last mile network spanning North America
Trainline CEO Jody Ford to step down
Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through routes after a 40-year hiatus
Taiwanese high speed fleet ATC upgrade underway
Araparica DMUs take shape at Marcopolo Rail
Railway supply industry news round-up
Nordic Re-Finance buys 31 locomotives as SBB Cargo standardises fleet
Competition authority approves FS Group takeover of Firema
’Mobility on a global scale’ theme for InnoTrans 2026
Titagarh Rail Systems launches Indian wagon leasing business
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract
Pesa to develop battery-electric-hydrogen tri-mode multiple-unit
Wabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
Railway supply industry news round-up
UN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
Great British Railways is a ‘golden opportunity’ to end boom and bust