CANADA: The eight additional light rail vehicles Edmonton has ordered from Hyundai Rotem aren't news on their own — Railway Supply reported the same 32-to-40-car expansion last week — but the manufacturer's explanation of why the order landed in Edmonton at all is worth a closer look.
USA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of US railway news published from August 4 to August 10, 2026: passenger service, infrastructure renewal, rolling stock testing and freight operations.
SOUTH KOREA: The first LA Metro HR5000 trainset is set to undergo 3,000 miles of running and performance verification at Osong, where a new 5-kilometer section now supports speeds up to 120 km/h.
CANADA: Edmonton will add eight Hyundai Rotem high-floor LRVs to its order, taking the procurement to 40 vehicles as the city prepares to replace Siemens U2 cars that have served for more than 45 years.
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.
The Hyundai Rotem maintenance contract with Morocco’s national rail operator ONCF covers new electric trains destined for use on the country’s railway network.
Hyundai Rotem Vietnam rail market entry has begun through a contract. The contract is with Vietnam’s Thaco Group. It covers the Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 2 project. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Edmonton light rail vehicles are set for a fleet renewal as the Canadian city moves ahead with a Hyundai Rotem contract for 32 high-floor light rail vehicles.
The EMU-370 high-speed train is South Korea’s newly developed next-generation high-speed train designed for 370 kilometers per hour in commercial service, a level the government says would make it the world’s second-fastest by operating speed.
South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has started deliveries: high-speed trains Hyundai Rotem for Uzbekistan have been shipped with the first seven-car set.
The North–South high-speed railway in Vietnam is becoming a key battleground for domestic conglomerates and international partners. Against this backdrop, Hyundai Rotem and Truong Hai Group Corporation (THACO) are building a strategic partnership focused on localising the production of rolling stock and technologies under a Vietnamese brand.
Uzbekistan is pushing ahead with high-speed train procurement as it upgrades key routes and modernizes its rail network, so officials hope to make travel more reliable across some of the country’s most challenging regions.
