Stadler renames EC250 high-speed train as SMILE
Following a public competition, Stadler Rail has chosen the name for its new line of high-speed EC250 trains: SMILE. The […]
Rolling Stock
UK: Virgin Trains tests Azuma train in Scotland
Virgin Trains’s state-of-the-art Azuma train has debuted in Scotland for the first time as part of plans to transform Edinburgh-London […]
BDZ to launch tender for rolling stock in autumn
Bulgarian state-owned railway operator BDZ intends to launch a tender for the delivery of rolling stock in the autumn, Transport […]
Spain-Portugal rail freight link to be completed in 2021
The rail freight connection between the Spanish city of Salamanca and the Portuguese port of Aveiro is expected to be […]
Victoria receives 200th VLocity Unit from Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has successfully delivered the 200th VLocity diesel multiple unit (DMU) to Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and Victoria’s Regional […]
Lithuania: LG announces higher revenues in first seven months
Lithuanian state-run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LG) generated revenues of 242 million euros in January–July 2017, up by 3.8% from […]
US: Siemens to have new locomotive service hub in New Castle
Siemens is opening a new Locomotive Service facility in New Castle, Delaware that will operate as the company’s digital service, […]
Bombardier awarded Bangkok monorail contracts
Bombardier has secured two contracts to supply a total of 72 Innovia Monorail 300 trains for two new monorail lines […]
Ferromex to install video analytics solution
Wi-Tronix LLC will provide its advanced video analytics solution, Violet, to Mexican Class I railroad, Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. (Ferromex). Violet […]
Hitachi begins testing on Class 802 trains
Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) announced that is testing the Class 802 trains which will form a part of Great Western […]