All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 31
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NewsFreightCar America’s market share grows
USA: FreightCar America received orders for 1 250 wagons worth $141m during the quarter ended March 31 2025. It said this represents approximately 25% of all new wagons ordered in the quarter, and 36% of its addressable market, its largest market share in 15 years. ...
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NewsHydrogen trains to replace diesel on Bayern route
GERMANY: The Land of Bayern has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply three Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units to replace diesel trains on Südostbayernbahn services.
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NewsTrans-Alpine ‘Rolling Highway’ lorry-carrying service to end this year
EUROPE: The RAlpin ‘Rolling Highway’ piggyback service carrying accompanied lorries through the Alps by rail is to be discontinued in December, three years earlier than planned.
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NewsFirst phase of KiwiRail digitalisation programme goes live
NEW ZEALAND: An Alstom Iconis Traffic Management System has gone live on the Wairarapa Line, as the first step in a major digitalisation programme which will eventually see KiwiRail manage its entire network from two control centres in Wellington and Auckland.
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NewsUN rail freight convention awaits fifth signatory
INTERNATIONAL: China, Germany, The Netherlands and Togo have now signed the United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail, which aims to eliminate rail’s competitive disadvantage for the transport of freight between Europe and Asia. The Convention was adopted by ...
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NewsAssistance tool aims to make Japanese railways more accessible
JAPAN: Transreport has launched an online tool to make it easier for anyone with assistance requirements to request support at Hankyu Railway’s 87 stations. The commuter operator runs trains serving the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas.
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NewsTrade associations urge Brussels to back Europe’s Rail successor
EUROPE: A phalanx of trade associations from across the rail and logistics sectors has issued a position paper calling for the EU to push ahead with a successor to the Europe’s Rail research body. The nine bodies are calling on the European institutions to ensure a ...
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NewsTraxx Universal loco deliveries begin
ITALY: FS Group’s freight operator Mercitalia Rail has begun taking delivery of 70 Traxx Universal electric locomotives which are to be supplied from Alstom’s Vado Ligure factory by 2027. The €323m contract awarded in June 2024 includes 12 years of maintenance. There is an option for ...
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NewsRomania and Moldova agree cross-border rail co-operation
EUROPE: The national railways of Romania and Moldova have signed a memorandum of understanding for cross-border co-operation which includes reopening of the Fălciu – Prut (Cantemir) railway, electrification of the Iași – Chișinău line, modernisation of customs facilities at Ungheni and the resumption of Cahul – ...
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NewsFull length ComfortJet trains enter service
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy has put into service the first full rakes of ComfortJet coaches, adding the missing driving trailer and restaurant cars to sets which had until now been operating in short formation. In April 2021 ČD awarded a ...
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NewsÖBB launches Railjet refurbishment programme
AUSTRIA: The first generation of Austrian Federal Railways’ Railjet push-pull trainsets are undergoing mid-life refurbishment after more than 15 years of service. ‘The upgrade of our Railjets is an important step in modernising the existing fleet and adapting it to the standards of the new-generation Railjets’, ...
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NewsVPRA breaks ground on New River Valley passenger rail project
USA: Virginia Passenger Rail Authority launches a $264·5m project to extend the Washington DC – Roanoke Amtrak service over a Norfolk Southern-owned line to the university city of Christiansburg.
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NewsDouble-deck EMUs ordered to increase comfort and reduce energy consumption
SLOVAKIA: National operator ZSSK has award Stadler a contract to supply more Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units. The agreement signed on April 30 includes a firm order for two EMUs to be delivered from the Stadler Polska plant in Siedlce during 2026-27 for use on Bratislava – ...
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NewsDB focuses on core rail business now Schenker sale completed
GERMANY: ‘Today we completed the largest corporate transaction in the history of Deutsche Bahn and the logistics industry’, DB CEO Dr Richard Lutz said when the sale of the DB Schenker global logistics business to Danish group DSV was finalised on April 30.
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NewsMardi Gras Service train to link New Orleans and Mobile
USA: Amtrak is to launch a twice-daily Mardi Gras Service passenger train linking New Orleans with Mobile via the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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NewsOuigo to get refurbished trains and new destinations
FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs has unveiled the first refurbished Tango high speed trainset and announced new destinations as part of its plans to increase the Ouigo low-cost brand’s share of the domestic high speed rail market from 20% to 30% by 2030.
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NewsFranco-Swiss narrow gauge EMU deliveries begin
EUROPE: Stadler has delivered the first of seven dual-system electric multiple-units custom-designed for Mont Blanc Express services between France and Switzerland. The 55 km metre-gauge route is operated by Transports de Martigny et Régions, which is responsible for the Swiss section from Martigny to Le Châtelard, ...