Alstom to supply suburban and long-distance EMUs to Hellenic Train
GREECE: FS-owned national operator Hellenic Train has signed a €393m contract with Alstom for the supply of 23 six-car Coradia Stream electric multiple-units.
Anglo-Mexican partnership targets bespoke rolling stock needs
INTERNATIONAL: UK-headquartered rail services company ROMIC has signed a partnership agreement with Mexican rolling stock and component manufacturer Locomotoras San Luis.
First Flirt delivered to Portugal
PORTUGAL: The first of 22 Stadler Flirt regional multiple-units ordered by national train operator CP has arrived in Portugal for testing ahead of entry into service.
SNCB finally awards AM30 train contract to CAF
BELGIUM: National passenger train operator SNCB has finally awarded CAF a 12-year framework contract to design, manufacture and supply the AM30 train fleet, following unsuccessful legal challenges to the selection of the Spanish company.
Third order for Dublin DART trains confirmed
IRELAND: The Department of Transport has confirmed funding for national railway Iarnród Éireann to place a firm order for a further 100 Alstom electric multiple-unit cars for the greater Dublin area’s DART suburban network.
Stadler to supply more rack trains for the Queen of the Mountains
SWITZERLAND: Mountain railway and cable car operator Rigi Bahnen has ordered four more tailor-made rack-and-pinion trains from Stadler.
Japan: Delays and demographic dilemmas hinder Hokkaido Shinkansen ambition
Second generation Citylink tram-train arrives in Chemnitz
Contract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
Siemens Mobility signs Vietnamese high speed rail co-operation agreement
EMUs and freight locos shipped as Malaysia’s East Coast link nears completion
Moskva-2026 metro train enters service
Hyundai Rotem high speed trainset on its way to Uzbekistan
Investments not promises as Slovenian operator orders long-distance trains
Škoda to supply BEMUs to Latvia
‘Five firsts’ celebrated at Tuxford as UK rail sector seeks role in hydrogen economy
Swiss regulator seeks dialogue with ERA as court blocks wagon safety changes
SNCF Voyageurs orders CAF trainsets for Région Sud contract
Verona locomotive maintenance centre to capitalise on expected modal shift to rail
Freightliner orders 150 intermodal wagons to a new WH Davis design
Hydrogen transport container developed to support green steel ambitions
Sound Transit's 1 Line reaches Federal Way as major fleet procurement to launch next year
Supreme Railways unveils EMU-320 high speed train
Freight: Rolling laboratory supports innovation