All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2025
All articles published this month.
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SponsoredTRAKO 2025 – Railways for the Future. A Record-Breaking Trade Fair in Gdańsk, Poland
From 23 to 26 September 2025, Gdańsk will become the center of the European railway industry, hosting the 16th edition of the International Railway Fair TRAKO. It is the largest event of its kind in this part of Europe and the second biggest railway industry fair on the continent—an event that strengthens its international standing year after year. The upcoming edition promises to be record-breaking, with 680 exhibitors from 29 countries already confirmed.
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SponsoredGlobal Rail 2025 to Bring World’s Transport Leaders to Abu Dhabi for High-Level Industry Dialogue
Ministers, global CEOs, innovators, and senior transport leaders will convene, representing businesses with a combined annual turnover of over $140 billion. Participants from more than 100 nationalities to gather in Abu Dhabi to shape the future of transport.
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TenderRequest for Information (RFI) Concerning “Electric High-Speed Inter-City Trains”
Organisation: Israel Railways Ltd.
Location: Israel
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TenderInformation about a Pre-Qualification Process for the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Metro Network Programme; Infra #1 Works
Organisation: NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System
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NewsWatco to deploy TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagons
USA: Short line railway, terminal and port operating group Watco has reached a commercial agreement to deploy Intramotev’s TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagon battery-electric wagons on its network.
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Rail Business UKDigital ticket trial goes live between Leeds and Harrogate
UK: The latest phase of the Department for Transport-sponsored digital pay-as-you-go ticketing trial programme has gone live on Northern Trains’ Harrogate to Leeds route.
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NewsTrainline to provide business travel options for Amex GBT clients
EUROPE: Trainline group’s B2B arm Trainline Partner Solutions has agreed a multi-year contract to provided American Express Global Business Travel clients with continental European rail travel booking services, building on an existing partnership in the UK.
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NewsTrabzon light rail plans confirmed
TURKEY: The General Directorate for Infrastructure Investments has announced details of the first stage of the long-mooted Trabzon light rail project.
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NewsFirstClass safety systems installed at Etihad Rail depot
UAE: FirstClass Safety & Control has supplied and installed two bespoke Depot Protection Systems at Etihad Rail’s largest maintenance facility.
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Rail Business UKReal-time disruption map videos launched to help passengers during unexpected train delays
UK: Visual Disruption Maps have been launched to explain what is happening when train services are disrupted, how services are affected and what travellers should do next.
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NewsCSX names Steve Angel as CEO to replace Joe Hinrichs
USA: The board of Class I freight railway CSX named Steve Angel as President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board with effect from September 28, succeeding Joe Hinrichs who has left the company.
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Rail Business UKAdvisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy opened the inaugural meeting of the AI Advisory Council which has been established by strategic rail innovation body GBRX.
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InfographicBritain’s inter-city passengers experiencing varied pandemic rebound
ORR annual statistics for British mainline passenger train operators published on August 21 shows demand continuing to rebound, but notable variations in response between some of the larger operators.
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NewsUniversity collaboration aims to make wagon repair more efficient
USA: Railinc and Duke University’s Christensen Family Center for Innovation are to collaborate to explore how AI, mobile devices and ‘social media-style technologies’ could improve wagon repair work.
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NewsSiemens Mobility starts work on €35m train battery system factory
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility begins construction of a rolling stock battery system factory with a groundbreaking ceremony at Luhe-Wildenau in Bayern.
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NewsLithuania forms Rail Baltica design unit to develop skills for the long term
LITHUANIA: LTG Infra has established a dedicated design unit to ensure rapid progress with Rail Baltica, and to handle future projects including further standard gauge lines.
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NewsBoluda Shipping acquires Transfesa’s intermodal activities
EUROPE: Boluda Shipping has entered the rail freight haulage market with the acquisition of DB Cargo subsidiary Transfesa’s intermodal transport activities in Spain and Portugal.
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NewsMizoram rail link will be ‘a lifeline of transformation’, says Modi
INDIA: The northeastern state of Mizoram has been connected to the national rail network, with the opening of a 51 km broad-gauge line to serve the state capital Aizawl.
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Rail Business UKRichmond’s 1937 Art Deco station restored
UK: A major refurbishment of the 1937 Art Deco station at Richmond in southwest London has been completed, reversing later alterations and addressing weathering which had degraded the building’s distinctive appearance.