USA: New York MTA is to begin a programme to roll out modern ticket gates at Subway stations after a pilot project at 20 stations with gates from three manufacturers saw fare evasion drop by an ...

LITHUANIA: Passenger operator LTG Link put the first of 15 Stadler Flirt electric and battery-electric multiple-units into passenger service on October 22, marking the start of the largest fleet ...

INDIA: Jupiter Wagons Ltd and Poland’s Pesa Bydgoszcz have signed a memorandum of understanding covering technology transfer and the potential joint production of locomotives and passenger vehicles.

Heurotrain secures 10-year French track access agreement for Amsterdam – Paris route. EUROPE: Dutch open-access start-up Heurotrain has secured a 10-year framework agreement wit ...

EUROPE: Dutch open-access start-up Heurotrain has secured a 10-year framework agreement with French infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau to facilitate the launch of high speed services between Amsterdam ...

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.

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 ...

SERBIA: The first of nine electric multiple-units ordered to operate on a new railway which will link Beograd, Nikola Tesla Airport and the future National Stadium near the Expo 2027 site was unveiled ...