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 ...

Germany: Lower Saxony transport authorities LNVG and RGB have ordered 113 Mireo Plus B trains from the manufacturer, with 83 going to LNVG and 30 to RGB. The contract includes an option for a further ...

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

Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market. South Korea — Woojin Industrial Systems will supply 47 trains (376 cars) for the Seoul metro under a KRW 593 bln ($440 mln) agreement ...

Norway: The Spanish manufacturer has unveiled a video demonstrating the Alive Depot system, introduced at the facilities of Sporveien, the Norwegian capital’s operator. The onsite automated operations ...

Switzerland: The first SBB FV-Dosto double-deck train (TWINDEXX platform, Swiss class RABe 502) with converted bogies returned to passenger service on 30 September. National operator SBB carried out ...