GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has stopped its planned procurement of the fifth generation of InterCity Express high speed trainsets.

UK: Trials with an inter-city electro-diesel trainset retrofitted with a traction battery in place of one of its engines ...

KAZAKHSTAN: Alstom and national railway KTZ has signed an agreement for the production of KZ6A electric freight locomotives ...

GERMANY: The Karlsruhe district authority has dropped plans to extend Stadtbahn Line S2 from Stutensee-Spöck via Bruchsal and ...

UK: Derby-based rolling stock hydraulic, pneumatic and HVAC equipment supplier Tidyco has been acquired by Indutrade. The ...

SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure Goran Vesić has resigned on November 5 in the wake of ...

SWEDEN: The VR Sverige subsidiary of Finland's national operator has won the next contract to operate Öresundståg services ...

UK: Network Rail has published its small and medium-sized enterprise strategy for Control Period 7 in 2024-29, saying it will build on progress made in CP6 and renew its focus on enhancing ...

KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Pavlodar is planning to acquire up to 25 energy-efficient trams with traction batteries to help renew its fleet. The order will be financed with a €10m loan from the European ...

EGYPT: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Bashteel main line station in Giza, west of Cairo, on October 12. Also referred to as the Upper Egypt hub, Bashteel has been built to relieve the ...

IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has awarded AtkinsRéalis a contract to provide design services for the DART+ West and South West ...

USA: New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad ...