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.

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 ...

Union Pacific Railroad is an operating subsidiary of Union Pacific Corp. UP serves 23 states and provides the principal connection between the US and Mexico. See USA & Canada network map. UP’s origins ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Wirye Line tramway in Seoul is set to open this year as the first modern tram line in South Korea, followed by a 38.1 km line in Daejeon. However, the already-tendered Ulsan tramway is being ...

JORDAN: A groundbreaking ceremony has formally launched the UAE-backed US$2.5bn Aqaba – Al-Shidiyeh – Ma’an Railway Project to link mining areas with the Red Sea port.   The 403 km network being ...