INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of passenger rail news published from August 3 to August 9, 2026: fleet investment, infrastructure projects, capacity changes and service disruptions.
PORTUGAL: Alstom’s order covers 153 Adessia Stream trains for CP’s urban and regional networks, with the first units scheduled to enter passenger service from 2029 onward.
AUSTRALIA: Victoria has confirmed a €270m order for 25 additional Alstom X’trapolis 2.0 EMUs, doubling Melbourne’s programme to 50 six-car trains as the first batch enters service.
AUSTRALIA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of Australian railway news published from July 30 to August 5, 2026: rolling stock, metro testing, infrastructure delivery and rail safety.
AUSTRALIA: Victoria has ordered 25 additional X’trapolis 2.0 trains from Alstom under a €270 million option, doubling the new electric fleet under manufacture in the state from 25 to 50 units.
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne G Class trams have begun carrying passengers on Route 59 after testing, opening the rollout of a 100-vehicle fleet funded through a $1.85 billion state program.
UK: Great Western Railway has unveiled a GWR Class 800 dedication celebrating The Greatest Gathering, one year after Alstom’s Derby festival attracted more than 40,000 visitors.
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne’s first G Class tram has entered passenger service on Route 59, starting a 100-vehicle rollout designed to expand low-floor access across six routes over coming years.
ROMANIA–BULGARIA: The two countries are renewing passenger fleets with 188 contracted EMUs, but delivery, certification and maintenance schedules—not order totals alone—will determine how quickly the new trains reach regular service.
SOUTH KOREA: Korail plans to procure 49 EMU-320 trainsets for about 5tr won, replacing its first-generation KTX-I fleet while adding capacity and new onboard systems from 2032.
BRAZIL: Alstom will equip CPTM’s new six-track Mauá Norte Yard with an integrated signalling and control system under an 18-month contract for São Paulo’s Line 10-Turquoise commuter railway.
A Polish court has upheld the PKP Intercity double-deck train tender, dismissing Stadler Polska’s challenge and leaving Alstom’s contract for 42 Coradia Max electric multiple units in place.
