EUROPE: Multimodal travel booking platform Omio Group has agreed to acquire rail distribution specialist Rail Europe. The expanded Omio Group would sell 22 million train tickets per year. The ...

CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group is to install ETCS software developed by its affiliate The Signalling Company on newly manufactured rolling stock for the first time, equipping 34 tri-mode trainsets being ...

AUSTRALIA: Transwa’s Australind passenger service has restarted following the delivery of the first of four Alstom diesel multiple-units ordered for the 167 km route between Perth and Bunbury. Trains ...

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This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. In June Delhi Metro Rail Corp officially commenced work at Central Secretariat for the 9.9 km Central Vista Corridor extension of ...

Having opened its first light rail line in 1978, the city of Edmonton is now working on the development of its Valley Line, and extensions to both older routes, focusing on streetscaping and better ...

AUSTRALIA: The first of 12 three-car metro trainsets for the future Western Sydney Airport Line has been delivered 23 000 km from Siemens Mobility’s factory in Wien. The 23 km automated metro line ...

MALAYSIA: The 37.8 km LRT3 Shah Alam Line automated light metro has opened, providing a high-capacity east–west route serving areas of the Klang Valley to the west of Kuala Lumpur which were ...

While the recent ‘reset’ of Britain’s High Speed 2 is a clear reflection of a mismanaged programme, Railway Gazette International‘s Executive Editor Nick Kingsley argues that the real lesson lies in ...

SWEDEN: Following a procurement by Trafikverket, Alstom has been awarded a further two-year contract to maintain night trains operated by SJ. The agreement covers 12 Rc6 locomotives and 75 coaches ...

USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has announced a Co-Development Agreement with Momentum Alliance Partners as part of its efforts to help finance future high speed rail expansion through ...