Sales Negotiations Begin, Plant with 800 Employees Under Review French rail transport giant Alstom is in negotiations to sell its locomotive manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany. Local media confirms that the plant currently employs around 800 wo...
2026-06-03
A Landmark Tender of Immense Scale The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has officially launched a major system package tender for Metro Line 12, with an estimated project cost of ₹488.2 billion, marking the line's most comprehensive ...
2026-06-02
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
Siemens has significantly expanded the production capacity of Vectron locomotives at its Munich - Allach site. With a €250 million expansion of the production base, it now has the capacity to produce up to 385 locomotives and 180 Vectouro carri...
From July 7th to 10th, Transmashholding (TMH), a Russian rail giant, launched Russia's first high - speed tram named Voevoda (model 71 - 952) at the InnoProm - 2025 International Industrial Exhibition held in Yekaterinburg. Mass production is planned...
Denmark's national railway company (DSB) has ramped up its commitment to a modernized all - electric rail network, placing an additional order for 50 Coradia Stream Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains from Alstom. This newly announced decision brings...
The flexible rail seats launched by Butterfly offer a three - in - one function. With just a gentle pull of the lever, they can easily transform from an upright reclining chair mode into a private lounge area mode, or even a fully flat - lying bed m...
On the historic monorail line between Lemgo and Extertal in North Rhine - Westphalia, gyro - stabilized single - seat cabs will operate in a continuous cycle, similar to a paternoster. Passengers can book the rail taxi to travel alone to villages or...
Russian Railways (RZD) and the Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPKK) have launched the first train of the latest Ivolga 4.0 on the Yaroslavl line of the Moscow Railway. This milestone marks another significant step in the large - scale modernizat...
The iconic High - speed Trains (HSTs) in the UK are currently being outfitted with modern digital in - cab signaling, marking a significant milestone for the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) and aligning with the Rail 200 celebrations. On this occ...
RTI Railtrans has taken a crucial strategic step in its expansion into Southeast Europe by acquiring a 50% stake in the Romanian company EP Rail (previously wholly - owned by the Gheorghiu family). EP Rail, a railway operator renowned for its flexibi...
The emerging railway operator Proxima has revealed details about the Velvet train, which will operate alongside SNCF's TGV trains on the Paris - Bordeaux route. As a new entrant in the French railway market, in the short term, Proxima appears to be i...
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility achieved a speed of 405.0 km/h with an ICE test train on the Erfurt - Leipzig/Halle high - speed line. In the German railway network, journeys exceeding 300 km/h are extremely rare and only for testing purposes...
Recently, Romania’s GRAMPET Group has launched a new Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) named “Leon”. Since 2008, Electroputere VFU Pașcani, a company owned by Gruia Stoica, has been manufacturing Leon, the first train fully built in Romani...
Rail giant Stadler and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have officially launched a brand - new double - deck long - distance train, which is scheduled to enter operation on the Vienna - Salzburg route by the end of 2026. The new KISS train, desig...
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