Signalling: Delivering low-cost obstacle detection to support København’s S-Bane automation
National operator DSB is working on a pioneering programme to equip København’s S-bane for fully automated operation without using platform edge barriers. Contracts are due to be let later this year for an obstacle-detection system that could pave the way for cost-effective GoA4 applications worldwide, as Executive Vice President for Strategy & Rolling Stock Jürgen […]
DB CEO: Worst of German rail decline may be over, but path to modern network still ‘long’
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla says the worst phase of the ‘unchecked ageing’ of Germany’s rail infrastructure may be over, but the path to a modern rail network remains ‘long’. More than €124 billion is still needed to cover the investment backlog across DB rail infrastructure and stations. There will have been some relief […]
GoVolta axes Amsterdam – Hamburg train service to boost Berlin frequency
EUROPE: Dutch open-access operator GoVolta is to end its Amsterdam – Hamburg service from the end of May, just over two months after the launch, and redeploy the rolling stock to its Amsterdam – Berlin route where trains are running nearly full. GoVolta confirmed the decision to Railway Gazette International on May 8, saying it […]
Grand Est cross-border Régiolis fleet enters service
EUROPE: Région Grand Est has introduced the first of a fleet of Régiolis trainsets on the Strasbourg – Offenburg route. The Régiolis Transfrontalier France-Allemagne units built specifically for cross-border services are designed to accept the French 25 kV 50 Hz and German 15 kV 16.7 Hz power supplies. Assembled at the former De Dietrich Ferroviaire […]
Thailand opens up rail network to private operators
THAILAND: The national rail freight and passenger markets are to open up to competition in the next two years, a representative of the Department of Rail Transport confirmed Railway Gazette International at the Asia Pacific Rail 2026 trade fair show in Bangkok on May 7. This follows the Rail Transport Act BE 2568 which came […]
Railway Gazette International – May 2026
KAI, SURGE, and HUAWEI Sign Strategic Tripartite MOU to Accelerate 5G+AI Innovation in Indonesia’s Railway System Find out more PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (“KAI”), Indonesia’s national railway operator, PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk (“SURGE”), and PT Huawei Tech Investment (“Huawei”) have signed a strategic tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the adoption of […]
Australia’s Inland Rail freight line project scaled back
AUSTRALIA: The government has announced A$1.75bn of funding for rail freight, but has stopped development of the northern section of the 1 600 km Inland Rail project. This would have allowed the journey time for container trains between Melbourne and Brisbane to be reduced from 33 h to less than 24 h. On May 6 […]
Stadler trains ordered to make the Dublin – Belfast Enterprise ‘a true flagship service’
EUROPE: The €698m contract for Stadler to supply a fleet of eight Flirt inter-city trainsets for the Belfast – Dublin cross-border Enterprise service which is jointly operated by Northern Ireland’s Translink and the Republic of Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann was formally signed at Belfast Grand Central Station on May 7. The trainsets and associated infrastructure upgrades […]
Siemens Mobility hands over first D9 electric locomotive to Indian Railways
INDIA: Siemens Mobility has officially handed over the first of 1 200 WAG D9 electric freight locomotives which it is supplying to Indian Railways. The company also opened a maintenance depot in Visakhapatnam. ‘With our leading technology, we are supporting the country’s goal of shifting more freight to rail, boosting logistics efficiency, and significantly reducing […]
First of ÖBB’s next-gen Cityjet double-deckers makes maiden journey
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Stadler have launched the first of 109 new-generation Cityjet double-decker EMUs ordered for local services, with 45 units set for deployment in country’s east by the end of 2026. The ÖBB and Stadler presented the train at a ceremony at Wien Hauptbahnhof on May 6 before sending it on its […]