12+ hour, 2+ min ago  (423+ words) BRAZIL: Geotechnical investigations have started for the proposed metro Line 22-Marrom, which is intended to relieve the congested Raposo Tavares highway in the west of the S'o Paulo Metropolitan Region. Running entirely underground, the 29km line with 19 stations would connect the…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (395+ words) EGYPT: An Alstom-led consortium has signed four contracts worth "690m with Egyptian National Railways for the modernisation of two strategic freight rail corridors. Together with Rowad Modern Engineering and Concrete Plus, Alstom will upgrade the 6th October City " Alexandria and Belbes " 10th Ramadan…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1073+ words) GERMANY: DB Infra GO has reopened the Hamburg " Berlin rail corridor, marking the completion of the largest project yet within the multi-billion-euro Generalsanierung package. However, the return of traffic on the country's busiest inter-city axis follows a 10-month shutdown that…...

22+ hour, 3+ min ago  (197+ words) This week's news from the global railway supply chain. Tracing its heritage back to 1835 and read wherever there are railways, Railway Gazette International is a globally respected provider of business news and information about the technical, operation and commercial aspects…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (322+ words) SPAIN: Alpha Trains has ordered a further 25 Stadler Euro6000 multi-system electric locomotives in what the leasing company says is a "strategic response" to the evolving needs of the Iberian and European rail markets. Deliveries are scheduled for 2028. The order announced on…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (408+ words) MEXICO: Chinese rolling stock supplier CRRC has put special measures in place during the FIFA World Cup to support the 115 light rail vehicles it has supplied to the three Mexican cities which are hosting matches. CRRC said the LRV fleets…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (280+ words) USA: Moovit has provided Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority with the technology behind its LA Metro app which brings six previously standalone applications into one tool. The app can be used for planning and paying for travel by rail,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (407+ words) CZECH REPUBLIC: A refurbished Regio Shuttle RS1 diesel railcar was presented at the Rail Business Days trade fair in Ostrava held on June 9-11 following an overhaul that was carried out by a subsidiary of the train's operator, "esk" Dr'hy. The single-car…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (376+ words) POLAND: The Centre for EU Transport Projects, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure, has launched preliminary market consultations to assess interest in operating inter-voivodship and international passenger rail services, marking an early step towards liberalising Poland's long-distance rail…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (288+ words) Hyundai Rotem has delivered the first of 10 six-car metro trainsets it is supplying for Taipei Metro. Public consultations have started for the Pfalztram project covering extensions of the Ludwigshafen tram network totalling 25 km. The Jakarta provincial government has told local…...