A Pendolino train reached 253 km/h during tests carried out on Poland’s Central Line, ahead of the introduction of commercial services at 250 km/h in December 2027. The increase in speed will reduce ...

The California high-speed rail project could run out of available funding as early as December 2027 if the authorities do not find new sources of funding. At the same time, the initial order for ...

The Victorian state government has ordered a further 25 X’trapolis 2.0 electric trains from Alstom, in a contract worth EUR 270 million. The new order doubles the fleet currently in production to 50 ...

Ireland’s busiest railway line is to be expanded from two to four tracks over a 14-kilometre stretch between Dublin Connolly station and Malahide. The FourNorth project is estimated to cost over EUR 1 ...

Renfe has begun testing a Civia electric train in Bilbao, marking a new step in the process of modernizing the rolling stock used for commuter services in the Basque Country. The Civia EMU is being ...

India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train, said to be the longest of its kind in the world, reached 120 km/h during a test run on the Jind–Sonipat route in the state of Haryana. The train ...

Stadler has inaugurated a new production hall at its plant in Salt Lake City, Utah, and celebrated 10 years of operations in the United States. The expansion adds over 22,700 square meters of ...

Siemens Mobility and Hitachi Rail are the only remaining bidders for one of the largest high-speed contracts launched by Renfe in recent years. The Spanish rail operator wants to purchase 30 trains ...

Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya has been excluded from a tender organized by the Polish regional operator Koleje Dolnośląskie for hybrid trains. The decision comes at a time when the European Union is ...

Siemens Mobility has unveiled the new Vectron X locomotive, the next generation of the Vectron platform, designed for rail freight and passenger transport. The launch took place at the new Rail ...

The Italian private operator Italo aims to enter Germany’s high-speed rail market with a EUR 3.6 billion investment plan, with the first trains scheduled to enter service in 2028. The project aims to ...

Poland’s railway infrastructure manager, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK), will soon complete the installation of the GSM-R system on the Central Railway Line (CMK). PKP PLK has begun erecting the ...