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ProRail ETCS Pilot Transforms Dutch Rail Network

ProRail ETCS Pilot Transforms Dutch Rail Network

ProRail pilots ETCS on the Dutch network, testing European train control technol...

Australia Mandates ETCS for All Digital Rail Systems

Australia Mandates ETCS for All Digital Rail Systems

Australia mandates ETCS for all digital rail systems on the NNI network in 2025,...

CAF Wins €450m Cairo Metro Modernisation Deal

CAF Wins €450m Cairo Metro Modernisation Deal

CAF wins a €450m contract to modernise and maintain Cairo Metro rolling stock, e...

DAS and Drones Revolutionize Railway Security Monitoring

DAS and Drones Revolutionize Railway Security Monitoring

DAS and drones transform railway security with ±10m precision detection and auto...

Stadler EURODUAL Approved for Corridor X Freight

Stadler EURODUAL Approved for Corridor X Freight

The Stadler EURODUAL locomotive receives approval to operate in Slovenia, Croati...

Turkey Reopens 350 km Railway on Syrian Border

Turkey Reopens 350 km Railway on Syrian Border

Turkey reopens a 350 km railway line running along its border with Syria, restor...

Regional trains

Sweden's Trafikverket Orders €756m Talgo Overnight Trai...

Sweden's Trafikverket signs a €756 million contract with Talgo for 30 new overnight train sets, modernising long-distance night ro...

Rail News

Sener Designs $26.6B Saudi Landbridge Railway | Trains ...

Spanish engineering firm Sener has designed the $26.6 billion Saudi Landbridge Railway, a 950 km freight and passenger line linkin...

Tracks

Saudi Arabia–Qatar 785 km High-Speed Rail Project Appro...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar officially approve a 785 km high-speed railway linking the two Gulf states, a landmark infrastructure proje...

Rail infrastructure

Vietnam Breaks Ground on First HSR Line | Trains News

Vietnam launches construction of its first high-speed rail line in Quang Ninh province, marking a historic milestone in the countr...

Innovations

Amtrak RFP: 800 New Long-Distance Railcars Ordered

Amtrak launches a request for proposals to procure 800 long-distance railcars, the largest rolling stock investment in the operato...

Freight and logistics

Stadler EURODUAL Approved for Corridor X Freight

The Stadler EURODUAL locomotive receives approval to operate in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia along the Pan-European Corridor X fre...

Passenger Transport

Lens–Béthune Line Reopens After Fatal TGV Crash

The Lens–Béthune line reopens early after a fatal TGV crash at Bully-les-Mines disrupted northern France rail services.

Freight and logistics

Turkey Reopens 350 km Railway on Syrian Border

Turkey reopens a 350 km railway line running along its border with Syria, restoring freight and passenger services on a strategica...

Passenger Transport

Adamuz Rail Crash: Break Logged 22 Hours Before

A rail break was logged 22 hours before the Adamuz crash in Spain, raising questions about track safety inspections.

Financing & Economics

Georgia Rail Plan 2026–2028: Doubling Capacity

Georgia unveils an ambitious 2026–2028 railway investment plan to double network capacity, modernise infrastructure and boost frei...

Regions

EUROFIMA Lends 8.1 million to Bulgarian Rail Operator BDZ

EUROFIMA grants an €8.1m loan to BDZ, Bulgaria's national rail operator, funding rolling stock renewal and service improvements.

Subways

Astana LRT: All 19 Train Sets in Full Testing

Kazakhstan's Astana LRT reaches a key milestone as all 19 Alstom train sets undergo simultaneous testing ahead of the line's comme...