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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GERMANY: Responding to a complaint lodged by Italo seeking guaranteed access to the German rail network, federal networks agency Bundesnetzagentur has called for changes to DB InfraGO’s train path ...

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 ...

FRANCE: Hitachi Rail, Ferrocampus and the Trains & Traction heritage railway association have showcased what they hope will be a cost-effective railway signalling assembly in real-world conditions in ...

USA: President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin was among the guests when Stadler marked the 10th anniversary of its presence in the USA by officially opening an expansion of its Salt Lake City ...

USA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York City, marking the latest stage in the long-running programme to extend the metro ...

BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel has awarded a consortium of Cegelec Infra Technics and Kontron AIS a contract to modernise control systems at the Antwerpen Noord yard, a key rail freight hub ...

Tram automation technology is currently being developed by several companies and piloted in cities around the world. The initiatives draw on technology from the automotive sector and the main line ...

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 ...