Railway

Bangladesh Railway orders metre-gauge locomotives

BANGLADESH: Hyundai Rotem has been awarded a contract to supply a further ۲۰ diesel–electric locomotives to Bangladesh …

PACA launches TER tendering process

FRANCE: President of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Renaud Muselier has announced the start of tendering for the…

Arctic Ocean railway plan put on ice

EUROPE: The construction of a railway between Finnish Lapland and the Arctic Ocean is not currently commercially…

Spain – Luxembourg rail motorway service launched

EUROPE: A ‘rail motorway’ service carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers ۱ ۲۱۹ km between Barcelona and Luxembourg was…

Operail to lease rebuilt GE locos to Ukrainian operator

EUROPE: Estonian freight operator Operail has awarded CZ Loko a contract to supply kits for the rebuilding of a…

Russian Railways awards long-term coach contract

RUSSIA: An agreement for the supply of up to ۳ ۷۳۰ coaches worth ۲۳۷bn roubles by ۲۰۲۵ was signed by Russian Railways’…

Modi launches Vande Bharat Express and orders ۱۳۰ more

INDIA: IR’s prototype Train ۱۸ semi-high speed EMU was formally launched into revenue service by Prime Minister…

CAF to replace New South Wales regional train fleet

AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government signed a contract for ۱۱۷ multiple-unit cars to replace its entire regional…

Maritime Transport to operate East Midlands freight interchange

UK: Maritime Transport has signed a ۲۵-year lease to operate the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange which SEGRO is…

۳D printed components to be tested on passenger trains

۳D PRINTING: Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains, engineering consultancy ESG Rail and ۳D printing technology…