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EUROPE: FlixTrain is to install more than 40 000 Vela Pax seats from Polish manufacturer Recaro Rail across its existing fleet and new trains. The first series deliveries began this year, and the programme runs until the end of 2028. An ergonomically designed backrest was developed to meet the operator’s specific need…
USA: Florida inter-city operator Brightline has announced a financial restructuring of its parent holding company aimed at securing the future of its Miami – Orlando passenger service. The private sector operator announced on September 25 that ‘certain entities associated with the company’ had entered into a Restructu…
One year after Europe launched its high speed rail action plan, industry leaders at InnoTrans 2026 said demand and investment are not the main barriers to expansion; from certification and testing capacity to fragmented standards and network access, uncertainty remains the key constraint. ‘We can find the money', said…
INNOTRANS: One year after Europe launched its high speed rail action plan, industry leaders at InnoTrans 2026 said demand and investment are not the main barriers to expansion; from certification and testing capacity to fragmented standards and network access, uncertainty remains the key constraint. ‘We can find the m…
INTERNATIONAL: Quectel Wireless Solutions says it is investing early to ensure its customers have a reliable path to migration from GSM-R to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System, with the launch of an Land Grid Array version of its RG660Qx 5G communications module which is designed to enable FRMCS evaluation…
After decades of underinvestment, Portugal is repowering its railway research capabilities, with new courses and working groups emerging at major institutions in Porto and Lisboa. This progress is reflected by Portuguese participation in the recent IMechE Railway Challenge competition, as Diogo Ferreira Nunes reports.…
INNOTRANS: The 30th anniversary InnoTrans ‘was an InnoTrans of superlatives’ that broke numerous records, according to Dirk Hoffmann, Chief Operating Officer of trade fair organiser Messe Berlin. The preliminary numbers include: 175 000 trade visitors from more than 120 countries, up 5 000 on 2024; 3 190 exhibitors fr…
INNOTRANS: Progress with the development and deployment of the Digital Automatic Coupler was celebrated with a high-level demonstration event on September 23, hosted by the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking with support from partners in the FP5TRANS4M-R, FP5-DACtiVate, DACFit and FP5-Future4Freight projects. Held at Hav…
POLAND: Leasing company Alpha Trains has sold 11 Bombardier Transportation Talent diesel multiple-units to Public Transport Service and Modertrans Poznań, and says it could make up to 50 similar DMUs available to the Polish market, subject to customer demand. The closing of the sale was marked at InnoTrans 2026, and f…
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility unveiled a Mireo electric multiple-unit with the Railjet M configuration designed for inter-regional Alpine routes at InnoTrans 2026. Siemens is supplying a total of 100 Mireo EMUs to ÖBB under a 2023 framework contract. This includes 31 Railjet M units. Siemens …
INNOTRANS: Outlining the Italian state railway’s international strategy at InnoTrans, the head of FS International Luigi Corradi said that high speed rail is key to its growth. 'There is nobody that can do it as we can do', he said. 'We want to create an export of our Italian capability.' Speaking in Berlin on Septemb…
This week’s global railway supply chain news from Railway Gazette International . Eurofima has provided Serbia’s national passenger operator Srbijavoz with a EUR 12m 10-year financing package to support the acquisition of six Siemens Vectron A17 multi-system electric locomotives for use on international rail services …
INNOTRANS: Alpha Trains and Wabtec’s Dellner subsidiary have signed an agreement to enter into negotiations on a long-term framework agreement for the overhaul of couplers used on the leasing company’s regional passenger train fleet. The planned agreement is intended to establish a long-term approach to the technical …
INTERNATIONAL: South Korea’s Woojin Industrial Systems has signed a contract to supply Seoul Metro with 376 metro cars, the manufacturer confirmed to Railway Gazette International at the InnoTrans 2026 trade fair in Berlin. Woojin was the sole bidder for the 593.4bn won contract signed in August, which covers 184 cars…
EUROPE: 'To state clearly: we generally welcome competition under fair and transparent conditions', Dr Michael Peterson, Deutsche Bahn board member for Long-Distance Passenger Transport said at InnoTrans 2026. 'When that is the case, the offering for rail passengers can indeed be improved.' But in DB's view, 'an effic…
INNOTRANS: Freight operator TX Logistik and Greenbrier Europe have signed an agreement for the production and leasing of NIK (Neutral Intermodal Key, formerly NiKRASA) lifting cradles, which enable non-craneable road semi-trailers to be transported by rail. Greenbrier Europe will manage production and leasing of the N…
GERMANY: Alstom and Northrail have signed a framework agreement for the supply of up to 100 Traxx Shunter locomotives. The leasing company said this paves the way for the production of a new generation of medium to heavy duty shunting loco. Northrail CEO Dr Volker Simmering said ‘with the new Traxx Shunter, we are bri…
AUSTRIA: A joint procurement process has been launched seeking narrow gauge electric and battery-electric multiple-units to modernise the fleets operated by the Zillertalbahn, Pinzgauer Lokalbahn and Murtalbahn. This aims both to decarbonise the railways and to improve their attractiveness for commuters and tourists. …
INNOTRANS: Full-scale mockups of the ALISA concept for a fully-accessible double-deck sleeping car designed to transform European overnight travel are on show at InnoTrans 2026. Project initiator Olaf Schulz told Railway Gazette International 'now that the research project is finished, we hope that we can find compani…
INNOTRANS: Trade fair organiser Messe Berlin has confirmed that innoTrans 2026 is the largest ever, taking up all 42 halls at the Expo Centre and with the outdoor bringing the total exhibition space to 200 000 m². There are 3 170 exhibitors from 59 countries, 200 more exhibitors than in 2024, with 700 companies exhibi…
USA: Rail and industrial infrastructure services company Pacific West has acquired Coleman Industrial Construction, which builds, maintains and repairs railway and industrial facilities. Founded in 1979 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, Coleman primarily serves Class I railways. It works on projects including locomo…
INNOTRANS: Pandrol has launched the latest addition to its Safe Driven threaded fastening range at InnoTrans 2026. The SD/QuickFit is designed to ensure that very high rates of track construction and maintenance can be achieved with less reliance on skilled labour. The QuickFit function works by automatically guiding …
INNOTRANS As InnoTrans 2026 prepares to get underway, its five founding industry associations struck a notably positive tone, declaring a ‘bright’ future for a global rail market that remains ‘strong, resilient, and growing’. However, intensifying international competition, declining market access and barriers to depl…
Trials on the Berlin S-Bahn have demonstrated how continuous monitoring of railway infrastructure using normal service trains can be paired with a dynamically updated digital twin to support predictive maintenance, and also offer a first step towards implementing higher grades of automation. Across the world, there is…
CANADA: Pacific Economic Development Canada is to provide C$500 000 to enable the Island Corridor Foundation to conduct feasibility and technical studies for the potential introduction of light rail services between Victoria West and Langford on Vancouver Island. The ICF non-profit partnership between First Nations an…
EUROPE: Rail Cargo Group has awarded Knorr-Bremse what the supplier says is 'Europe’s first commercial equipment contract for Digital Automatic Couplers'. The equipment is expected to enter commercial use from 2028. Knorr-Bremse announced the contract on September 17, saying it would equip a train of RCG wagons with D…
USA: CEO & President of wagon manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies Lorie Tekorius is to retire with effect from the annual shareholder meeting on January 6 2027, and will be succeeded by Brian Comstock who is currently EVP & President, The Americas. On August 31, board chair and independent director Thomas B Fargo sa…
This week’s global railway supply chain news from Railway Gazette International . On September 16 CAF laid the foundation stone for a new test hall at its Reichshoffen site in France. This will add four 500 m test tracks, two of which will be electrified and partially covered by a 400 m² extension of the existing buil…
IRELAND: Transport Infrastructure Ireland has published its post-consultation report on the preferred route for the proposed 18 km Luas Cork light rail line, saying more than 85% of respondents supporting the project. The consultation which ran from April 17 to June 12 attracting more than 1 700 submissions, with over…