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Alstom signs €42.1m Delhi Metro maintenance deal

13.09.2025

Alstom signs €42.1m Delhi Metro maintenance deal

Alstom entered into a 10-year €42. 1m maintenance deal for the Delhi Metro, which includes secure train running, depot maintenance and signalling support and underlines the long-term partnership of the company in India’s thriving urban transportation business.
KRRI unveils innovative bogie for high-speed trains

11.09.2025

KRRI unveils innovative bogie for high-speed trains

KRRI rolled out the idea of an innovative fast train bogie. Aiming at lightening the weight by as much as nearly 30 percent and slashing aerodynamic drag, the bogie can save energy tremendously.
Hitachi Hagerstown Plant Launches $100 Million Rail Facility

10.09.2025

Hitachi Hagerstown Plant Launches $100 Million Rail Facility

Hitachi Rail celebrated a new Hagerstown Plant opening with a $100 million investment, emphasizing advanced AI-driven technologies and digital capabilities.
Portalp Railway expands automated doors and transport solutions

10.09.2025

Portalp Railway expands automated doors and transport solutions

Portalp Railway, a new entity from Portalp Group, was launched to concentrate on the automated doors of rail transportation, including platform screen systems and access controls, in a quest for safer, more efficient, and innovative international infrastructure.
Mongolia unveiled its first modern hybrid locomotive

10.09.2025

Diesel locomotive 2TE116 converted into a hybrid locomotive in Mongolia

In Mongolia, specialists reequipped a 2TE116 diesel locomotive as a hybrid locomotive, reducing fuel consumption by 60-70% and the amount of emissions, enhancing the effectiveness and environmental-friendliness of haulage along railways.
Poland launches passenger trials of hydrogen locomotive

08.09.2025

Poland launches passenger trials of hydrogen locomotive

Polish railway operator Koleje Dolnośląskie has started testing a hydrogen-powered locomotive on passenger lines. The test runs are conducted on the line Karpacz–Jelenia Góra, on which the retro-carriage train was introduced on a permanent basis on scheduled regional connections.
Hydrogen locomotive debut marks milestone for freight rail

06.09.2025

Hydrogen locomotive debut marks milestone for freight rail

Sierra Northern Railway launched the Nation’s first hydrogen locomotive, a zero-emission freight locomotive proven and built in California, as a historic stride toward replacing diesel engines and cutting millions of state-wide fuel consumption.
Concord Control Systems launches zero-emission rail technology

05.09.2025

Concord Control Systems launches zero-emission rail technology

Concord Control Systems has introduced India’s first indigenously made zero-emission rail propulsion system, achieving a milestone that showcases the company’s commitment to sustainable development and meeting the vision of Indian Railways of full electrification by 2030.
Ontario Line tunnel boring machines named in Toronto

04.09.2025

Ontario Line tunnel boring machines named in Toronto

Metrolinx has named the first two tunnel boring machines for the construction of the Ontario Line Subway: Libby and Corkie.
Knorr-Bremse to supply equipment for India’s HSR

04.09.2025

Knorr-Bremse to supply equipment for India’s HSR

In early September, Knorr-Bremse has signed an order to equip India’s first high-speed trains with braking systems, air-conditioning units, and safety, comfort, and reliability units for the new rolling stock.
RTD-Denver launches VR technology to improve police training

04.09.2025

RTD-Denver launches VR technology to improve police training

RTD-Denver recently released an all-new virtual reality training for transit police officers, offering safer and better preparation.
Speed record reached by České dráhy on Prague–Budějovice line

04.09.2025

Speed record reached by České dráhy on Prague–Budějovice line

From this week onwards, Czech rail operator České dráhy established an all-time speed record on the Praha–České Budějovice line by traveling at 200 km/h, with Pendolino trains providing swifter journey times as well as updated comfort for travelers on the southern corridor.