Leo Express Talgo sets unveiled ahead of cross-border deployment
EUROPE: Open access passenger operator Leo Express ran a special train to show its recently-acquired Talgo trainsets to invited guests ahead of their introduction between Praha and Bratislava on April 30. The operator said the Talgo trainsets stand out for their generous seat pitch, low-floor design and step-free access, as well as onboard catering options […]
CargoBeamer boosts trans-Alpine intermodal services
EUROPE: Semi-trailer by rail transport specialist CargoBeamer has expanded its routes as part of its ambitions to offer a ‘dense, high-frequency intermodal network across the Alps’. A service transporting semi-trailers by rail between the DUSS Terminal in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart and the Malpensa intermodal terminal in the northwest of the greater Milano area launched on […]
Siemens to present AutomatedTrain at InnoTrans 2026
INNOTRANS: Siemens Mobility is to demonstrate its AutomatedTrain project duing the InnoTrans trade show later this year. The company will showcase the automated operation of a Mireo trainset at the Havelländische Eisenbahn stabling facility at Berlin-Spandau, the manufacturer has told Railway Gazette International. A Mireo multiple-unit will be equipped for GoA4 unattended operation as well […]
World rail freight news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the global rail freight market. CRRC Dalian has delivered an independently-developed FXN3B battery-diesel shunting locomotive to Jinggu Railway. The supplier said it is the first hybrid shunting locomotive introduced by a non-China Railway operator in Beijing, and the replacement of an older diesel loco provides a replicable model […]
Vitézy given Hungarian ministerial brief to create ‘golden age of railways’
HUNGARY: Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has nominated public transport specialist Dávid Vitézy — a former head of Budapest transport authority BKK — to serve as the country’s next Minister of Transport & Investment. Vitézy has been asked to carry the transport brief following the general election on April 12 that brought an end the long-running […]
Nanjing suburban corridor opens to create inter-province rail link
CHINA; The 54·2 km Nanjing suburban Line S2 with 16 stations has opened as the region’s first inter-provincial commuter line. Designated S2, the line was inaugurated at 10.00 on April 22, running from the Xishanqiao terminus of Nanjing metro’s Line 7 southwest to Taibai in the neighbouring city of Ma’anshan. An 11·7 km section of […]
Dubai’s Gold Line underground metro project approved
UAE: Approval for the 34bn dirham Gold Line metro project was announced by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on April 22. He directed that the project commence immediately. Tenders are to be called this year, with the construction contract to be awarded in 2027. The Dubai government said delivery would be 30% […]
Rail infrastructure contractor to enter freight market in Australia and the Americas
AUSTRALIA: Railway construction company Martinus Group has announced the launch of its own rail freight haulage business for the Australian and international markets, and has signed a strategic partnership with Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Ziyang. ‘We build railways. Now we operate on them’, said CEO Treaven Martinus, who founded the privately-owned Martinus Group in […]
Turnouts and rail fastenings ordered for Tanzanian standard gauge railway
TANZANIA: Vossloh is to supply turnouts and rail fastenings for two sections of the 1 200 km electrified standard gauge railway which is being built to connect the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam with Mwanza at Lake Victoria. On April 22 Vossloh announced contracts totalling €30m to supply track components for the 294 […]
Regulation: Supporting safe market opening in South Africa
South Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator is working to support the 11 new operators expected to enter into the country’s freight market over the coming years, whilst addressing the potential safety risks, as CEO Brian Monakali explains to Benjámin Zelki. ‘One of the biggest challenges with market opening is going to be the new risks and […]