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More EMUs for Centovalli
More EMUs for Centovalli

The Italian railway operator SSIF ordered additional narrow-gauge trains as part of the Framework Agreement signed in December 2022.

Plasser InfraSpector Truck  - a mobile testing lab for urban rails
Plasser InfraSpector Truck - a mobile testing lab for urban rails

Local transport operating companies have special requirements in terms of inspecting and measuring infrastructure. They need more flexibility to perform measuring services quickly and easily on site.

Paris metro relies on E³
Paris metro relies on E³

Plasser & Theurer's E³ technology has been around for ten years now. As of 2026 TSO, the 97-year-old French construction company, will be in charge of maintaining the Paris metro network on behalf of RATP Group.

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ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives
ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives

On 20 August 2024, ČD Cargo ordered 11 more TRAXX3 MS locomotives as the exercise of the last option from the original contract for these locomotives.

RegioJet sold 28 cars back to Germany
RegioJet sold 28 cars back to Germany

Over the past few weeks, RegioJet has sold back to Germany 28 second class carriages originally from the DB Fernverkehr fleet.

FLIRTs for ADY
FLIRTs for ADY

The state-owned Azerbaijani operator ADY (Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları) ordered ten five-car FLIRTs from Stadler on 27 November 2019, four DMUs for medium-distance transport and six EMUs, three of which are also for medium-distance transport and three for regional transport.

Alstom to refurbish CrossCountry’s Voyager fleet
Alstom to refurbish CrossCountry’s Voyager fleet

On 19 August 2024, Alstom has signed a contract to refurbish CrossCountry’s Voyager trains.

Class 99 at first sight
Class 99 at first sight

A batch of 30 Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives is being built by Stadler Valencia for Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight, and of of them will be shown at InnoTrans.

Siemens Mobility to lead consortium in delivering power supply system for Cross Island Line in Singapore
Siemens Mobility to lead consortium in delivering power supply system for Cross Island Line in Singapore

Siemens Mobility has been appointed by the Singapore Land Transport Authority to lead a consortium with Concord Corporation Pte Ltd for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the power supply system for Singapore's eighth and newest Mass Rapid Transit system, the Cross Island Line.

Optical solution for keeping railway monitoring on track
Optical solution for keeping railway monitoring on track

To help railway engineers to maintain the catenary systems, Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) has created its Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Pantograph Measurement System.

Krösatågen Civity Nordic in the Netherlands
Krösatågen Civity Nordic in the Netherlands

CAF has sent its first of 28 Civity Nordic EMUs for Swedish operator Krösatågen from its plant in Spain to the VUZ test centre Velim.

Royal Mail to cease all rail freight activities in UK
Royal Mail to cease all rail freight activities in UK

In early July 2024, Royal Mail has announced it is to make its final delivery by the railway in October, bringing almost two centuries of mail rail to an end.

GB Railfreight uses new electric shunters
GB Railfreight uses new electric shunters

On 9 August 2024, GB Railfreight has acquired four new electric Class 18 hybrid+ shunting locomotives to its growing fleet.

New HOA hoppers for Mendip Rail
New HOA hoppers for Mendip Rail

VTG Rail UK has completed the delivery of the first batch of 34 out of 203 new HOA hopper wagons to Mendip Rail.

TMH equiped trains of Bogatyr Komir with remote video surveillance systems
TMH equiped trains of Bogatyr Komir with remote video surveillance systems

TMH Intellektualnye Sistemy (TMH Intellectual Systems) has installed in April 2024 a remote video surveillance system on 15 freight trains of Bogatyr Komir (Bogatyr Coal), one of the largest coal mining companies in Kazakhstan.