13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (378+ words) AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail has begun carrying passengers in trains operating with ETCS Level 2, as part of the phased introduction of the technology to the Brisbane suburban network. ETCS is being rolled out across South East Queensland as part of a…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (498+ words) POLAND: PKP Intercity has exercised the option for 32 additional Griffin 200 multi-system electric locomotives from Newag, increasing the number covered by its January 2024 contract from 63 to 95. Together with 15 Griffin 200s ordered previously, PKP Intercity will eventually operate 110 of the locomotives. The additional…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (499+ words) BULGARIA: State-owned operator BDZ has put its first Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs into regular passenger service, less than three weeks after introducing its new Škoda RegioPanter fleet. The twin launches follow a race to meet the EU Recovery & Resilience Facility’s…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (394+ words) Railway Gazette International Urban rail industry news round-up This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. On September 5 Wien tram Line 18 was extended from Schlachthausgasse on U-Bahn Line U3 to Stadion on U2, serving the Ernst Happel Stadium. Construction…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (455+ words) NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has displayed its first Stadler TINA tram to the public ahead of entry into service on Route 2. The order for 62 trams is the largest to be placed for Stadler’s TINA family, and was the…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (435+ words) SPAIN: Renfe and its suppliers are making progress in the complex task of renewing the rolling stock used across a slew of the country’s narrow gauge railways, most of which formed part of the former FEVE business that was amalgamated…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) Metro networks around the world are under increasing pressure: passenger numbers continue to rise, trains operate at shorter intervals, and maintenance work must be carried out within ever- smaller time windows. At InnoTrans 2026, voestalpine Railway Systems will showcase how modern,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (404+ words) SPAIN: The first five of 79 Series 453 partly double-deck electric multiple-units being supplied by Stadler València for use on Madrid suburban routes entered service on August 24. It is expected that 17 EMUs will be in service by the end of the year....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (493+ words) Across Europe, railway operators are under increasing pressure to expand capacity, maintain fleet availability, and meet evolving passenger expectations. Rising demand for rail services is creating a need for additional vehicles to be brought into service within increasingly demanding timeframes,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) GERMANY: Brandenburg an der Havel transport operator VBBr has exercised an option for Škoda Group to supply a further four ForCity Plus 48T low-floor trams, taking its total order to eight. The latest order announced on August 26 has been placed as…...