Austria: The company, a world-leading manufacturer of traction motors for rail transport, has opened a centre for punching ...

The winners of one of the world’s largest design awards were announced in the summer, but the organisers have only just finished publishing details of all the laureates. Four rail projects were ...

The 7.602 km train comprised 710 units, including 696 wagons, 12 locomotives and two personnel coaches. It covered a distance ...

Italy: The first train was lowered into the underground section of the Naples metro on 16 October. Before entering service on Line 6, it will undergo a series of tests to meet the requirements of ...

Kazakhstan: The Atyrau Freight Car Building Plant displayed a prototype bogie at TransLogistica Kazakhstan, held in Astana ...

The Novosibirsk Metro needs 14 five-car trains, the city mayor’s office told RBC Novosibirsk. The metro currently runs 30 ...

Denmark: The office has published a report on national operator DSB’s acquisition of 153 IC5 trains from Alstom, finding serious shortcomings in contract management. DSB ordered 100 IC5 trains, based ...

Indonesia: In September, state operator PT KAI presented its rolling stock and infrastructure renewal programme to 2030.

Germany: Bertolotti has brought its first locomotive to InnoTrans – a four-axle battery shunter for the Milan metro, where it will handle shunting and emergency rescue duties. The locomotive has a ...

Australia: Sydney has recorded six tram fires since the start of the year. All involve the same cause: auxiliary batteries mounted on the roof of the city’s Citadis X05 trams, in service since 2019.

Switzerland: The two-car low-floor SRHe 113 train was demonstrated at the commissioning centre in Erlen, Switzerland. A fleet of 10 such HMUs is expected to enter operation on the 950 mm lines served ...

Finland — Siemens Mobility has handed over the final three of 80 Class Sr3 electric locomotives to the national operator VR. Deliveries under the €300 mln contract have been running since 2016. The ...