Comboios de Portugal (CP) has officially relaunched an international public tender to procure 12 new high-speed trains along with full life-cycle maintenance services. Valued at approximately €584 million (with a net contract value of €50...
2026-05-26
A new private player has entered the French high-speed rail market with the official launch of Velvet Trains, marking the birth of the country's first privately-owned high-speed rail company. Originally named Proxima, the project has secured €1...
2026-04-27
Amtrak has officially launched the largest long-distance passenger train procurement in its history, planning a single purchase of over 800 new long-distance passenger cars. The move aims to comprehensively replace the aging fleet, which has been in ...
2026-04-21
Swedish rolling stock manufacturer Kiruna Wagon has signed an agreement with Kraftdragarna to develop a customized 32‑axle heavy haul railway wagon with a maximum load capacity of 490 tons. The wagon is specifically designed to transport criti...
2026-04-15
Welding equipment serves as the core component of this production process—this is where all load-bearing structures (including machine frames, tamper unit casings, and bogie frames) are manufactured. The workshop consumes approximately 3,500 to...
Turkey has officially launched the construction of its first domestic high-speed train factory, which is specifically designed for the manufacturing and testing of domestic electric high-speed trains with a speed of 225 km/h. The establishment of th...
The Metropolitan Court of Budapest recently ruled that Ganz-MaVag International Zrt., a leading Hungarian railway equipment enterprise, and its subsidiary Dunakeszi Járműjavító officially initiate liquidation proceedings. The ru...
SBB Cargo Switzerland has initiated the procurement process for new-generation hybrid shunting locomotives at the end of September 2025, planning to purchase up to 55 units. Equipped with pantographs and batteries, these locomotives adopt a "catenar...
At the 2025 International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) held in New Delhi, Kinet Railway Solutions, a joint venture between India and Russia, unveiled the design concept of the Vande Bharat Sleeper First AC coach, along with its 1:1 scale mode...
Set to launch in the third quarter of 2026, "Dream of the Desert" is Saudi Arabia's first five-star luxury train that combines culture and opulence. More than just a lavish travel experience, it embodies the ingenuity and vision of architect and des...
Siemens Mobility is continuing to expand the application of green steel in railway production, deepening its cooperation with Austria's voestalpine. The goal is to source 20% of its steel from CO2-reduced materials this year. This collaboration exte...
Railpool, a leading railway leasing company, is expanding its cross-border passenger transport service footprint. In the future, the company plans to provide rolling stock in a targeted manner to enhance Europe's international railway connectivity. ...
The Board of Directors of SNCF Voyageurs has approved the purchase of an additional 30 new-generation Avelia Horizon high-speed trains, with an order value of nearly 1.4 billion euros and an option for 20 more trains. The first batch is scheduled fo...
A research consortium in Europe is developing an innovative thermoplastic material technology that combines large-format 3D printing with 3D tape laying processes, opening up a new path for rail vehicle manufacturing. This technology enables direct ...
On the streets of Bern, Switzerland, there's always a warm orange hue that catches the eye—it's the S7 tram. More like a leading figure from a landscape palette than a cold means of transportation, it carries passengers gently between the urban...
Swiss company Stadler has recently signed a cooperation agreement with Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE), the railway company of Sicily, to build the region's first hydrogen-powered narrow-gauge train. This marks Stadler's first hydrogen railway project in ...
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