1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (324+ words) This week's round-up of news from the urban transport sector. A Sinara Type 71-233 tram. Sinara's first three-section Type 71-223A tram has started dynamic test running with passengers in Yekaterinburg, following its formal acceptance and certification. It is a variant of the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (641+ words) World rail freight news round-up'Railway Gazette International World rail freight news round-up Business news from the world rail freight market. Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has awarded Mapna Group a contract to supply 40 MAP30 freight locomotives, developed domestically in line with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (587+ words) Railway supply industry news round-up'Railway Gazette International Railway supply industry news round-up This week's news from the global railway supply chain. Following a successful pilot project, Alstom is to deepen its collaboration with Swedish start-up Stilfold to explore how its…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (450+ words) GERMANY: The remotely controlled operation of an ICE4 high speed trainset is to be tested by a consortium of industrial, operating and academic partners as part of the RemODtrAIn project which aims to make train movements within maintenance depots more efficient....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (70+ words) China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros'Railway Gazette International China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros By Toma Ba'i" 2026-02-07T06:00:00 The number of fully automated metro lines in China is increasing rapidly as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (195+ words) SPAIN: National operator RENFE'has temporarily paused plans for the purchase of around 20 trainsets suitable for 350'km/h running, saying on February 4 that it needs to focus on the aftermath of the fatal accident at Adamuz the previous month and re-establishing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (238+ words) CHILE: The first of 37 five-car Metropolis AS-22-UTO automated metro trainsets that Alstom is supplying for Santiago metro Line 7 was unveiled at the manufacturer's Taubat" plant in S'o Paulo on January 20. Under a March 2022, "355m contract, Alstom is supplying rolling stock…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (267+ words) USA: Union Pacific and Wabtec have announced a "landmark" $12bn agreement for the modernisation of the railway"s AC4400 diesel locomotives to extend their lives, increase fleet standardisation and take advantage of next generation control and diagnostics technologies. Each loco will receive…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) Growth in the intermodal market is becoming increasingly selective, according to SCI Verkehr. EUROPE: "Intermodal rail freight transport remains a key market, but it now operates according to new rules, according to Maria Leenen, Managing Partner of German transport consultancy…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (49+ words) Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line's complex retrofit'Railway Gazette International Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line's complex retrofit The retrofitting of Automatic Platform Gates to Hong Kong's oldest railway without any disruption to passengers marked a major milestone…...