ITALY: Hitachi Rail has delivered the first of 22 trainsets ordered to renew the fleet on Napoli metro Line 6. The €200m contract was awarded by the city in February 2024, with the first six trainsets ...

A round-up of recent rail industry contract awards around the world, compiled b. Australia: An alliance of Acciona, WSP, Metro Trains Melbourne and VIDA Rail has been awarded a contract to close level ...

Europe’s ERTMS rollout continues to be hampered by rising costs, delays and fragmented responsibilities between infrastructure managers, operators and suppliers. Consultant Editor Chris Jackson says ...

A new generation of suburban railways is emerging across China, blending features of the high speed, conventional main line and metro environments that have traditionally been highly segregated.

USA: The United States Trade Commission has determined that US manufacturers have been materially injured by couplers and parts from the Czech Republic and India being sold in the USA at less than ...

Turnout manufacturer DT Výhybkárna a Strojírna is now using a robotic welding cell to manufacture small components used to secure rails to sleepers. DTVS said international orders now account for 40% ...

POLAND: A consortium of BPK Poznań, Biuro Projektów Kolejowych i Usług Inwestycyjnych and FONON has completed planning of the GSM-R radio network for the 120 km Warszawa Zachodnia – future airport – ...

BRAZIL: The federal government has published a list of major rail projects for which bids could be called next year. These include the construction or rehabilitation and operation of freight corridors ...

UKRAINE: An agreement to undertake detailed studies for two projects to improve rail links between the Zakarpattia region and neighbouring EU countries has been signed by the Ministry of ...

UKRAINE: France’s Métropole Européenne de Lille is to donate 23 surplus trams to help the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv maintain public transport services during the war. Lille is to begin putting new ...

INTERNATIONAL: Th Union of Railways and a consortium of European railways have launched the Rail Service Data Exchange initiative to define a common standard for exchanging maintenance, engineering ...