Knorr-Bremse’s Executive Board Member for Rail Dr Nicolas Lange explains to Nick Kingsley about globalisation, how the company has moved beyond a self-limiting portfolio and his hopes for a successor ...

The Wirye Line tramway in Seoul is set to open this year as the first modern tram line in South Korea, followed by a 38.1 km line in Daejeon. However, the already-tendered Ulsan tramway is being ...

AUSTRALIA: Rail freight operator Aurizon’s A$60m terminal in the Kewdale suburb of Perth has been officially opened by Western Australia’s Minister for Transport & Major Infrastructure Rita Saffioti.

Transnet Engineering and Wabtec have signed a R6.6bn long-term Material & Technical Support Agreement which aims to boost the availability of two fleets of freight locomotives. The Class 43D (C30Aci) ...

GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has been awarded what it says is the world’s largest battery train order, a contract worth more than €2bn covering the supply of 113 three-car Mireo Plus B battery-electric ...

FRANCE: SNCF-owned rolling stock maintenance and engineering services specialist Masteris is seeking to win more work outside its home market as the opening of the domestic passenger rail sector to ...

INTERNATIONAL: Škoda Group participated in major Czech business missions to India and Azerbaijan during October, as part of its strategy to strengthen its presence in ‘promising’ international markets ...

USA: Construction has finished on a $192m extension of the MetroLink light rail system to MidAmerica St Louis Airport in Illinois. The 8.4 km line from Shiloh-Scott Transit Center marks the St Louis ...

CHINA: Hong Kong’s government has authorised the Northern Link Spur Line project under the Railways Ordinance. This will become the third direct cross-boundary railway, linking the metro networks of ...

IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has awarded Alstom contracts worth €95m to retrofit ETCS onboard equipment across its existing fleet. The contracts signed on October 13 cover the design, ...

POLAND: High energy costs driven by emissions taxes threaten rail freight’s viability, the Chief Executive of Polish state railway holding group PKP SA Alan Beroud has warned. Speaking to Railway ...

EUROPE: More than 40 representatives of rail freight organisations including train operators, wagon keepers and policymakers came together in Bern on October 7 to discuss a potential overhaul of the ...