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Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
Business

First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed

16 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for a series of trains it is building at its factory in Taubaté, Brazil, for Santiago Metro’s Line 7. In total, 37 trains five-car trains will be manufactured as […]

Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
Business

Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Mobility Business of Siemens Limited, the Mumbai-based Indian subsidiary of Siemens AG, has been awarded two separate contracts by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, which is 50:50 jointly owned by the Government of India and […]

First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
Business

Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling

11 July 2025 Rail Insider 0

Great Northern has run its first train in passenger service using an updated specification of the European Train Control System (ETCS) in-cab digital signalling software. Digital signalling using ETCS is a proven technology already in […]

Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
Business

Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia

26 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded a 15-year contract worth €750 million (£640 million) to Sunderland-based Arriva to operate long-distance electric rail services from December 2028, serving cities west of Prague on routes to […]

ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
Business

ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden

26 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) – a popular form of in-cab digital signalling – has been deployed on one of Sweden’s most critical rail lines for freight transport, the Iron Ore Line (known […]

Appointments

VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The UK’s largest private rail freight wagon hire company, VTG Rail, has appointed Matt Hannant as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Matt is 43 and joins VTG from the water and lighting sectors. […]

Appointments

Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Multinational engineering and consulting group SYSTRA has appointed Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment in the UK & Ireland to help the business grow its strength in the market. He will lead […]

Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
Business

SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

French state-owned train operator SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom for an additional 96 additional RER NG trainsets for the RER D line in order to complete and renew the fleet on this […]

The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
Business

First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC

3 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

During a ceremony held at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich, Germany, Siemens Mobility has handed over the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction Company (RTC) SpA. The handover was attended by Bavarian […]

Appointments

Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced the appointment of two new trustees to its board – Fiona Irvine and Stuart Mackcracken, both of whom bring with them a wealth of experience from within the […]

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  • First bodyshell for Santiago Metro Line 7 completed
  • 12-car trains to call at Basildon by December
  • Siemens India wins major contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase 2
  • Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
  • Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
  • Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
  • Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
  • ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
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  • Alstom has completed the first bodyshell for one of the 37 trains it is building for Santiago Metro Line 7.
  • Platform 2 at Basildon station is to be rebuilt, allowing 12-car trains to call.
  • Siemens India has won major signalling and telecommunications contracts for Nagpur Metro Rail Phase 2.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
  • First Great Northern Class 717 in passenger service using 3.6.0 - the 17.17 service to Moorgate at Finsbury Park on 8 July 2025.
    Great Northern runs first passenger services using the latest version of ETCS digital signalling
    11 July 2025 0
  • The German city of Mainz has ordered 22 new trams from Škoda Group with an option for eight more.
    Škoda Group wins new tram contract for Mainz and strengthens its position in Germany
    2 July 2025 0
  • The front bogie on a London Northwestern Railway train derailed near Bletchley on the West Coast main line.
    Derailed train causes delays and cancellations to services to and from London Euston
    27 June 2025 0
  • Arriva has won a contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia from December 2028.
    Arriva wins £640 million contract to run main-line train services in Czechia
    26 June 2025 0
  • ERTMS has been deployed on Sweden's Iron Ore line.
    ERTMS digital signalling deployed in northern Sweden
    26 June 2025 0
  • Eurostar services disrupted after problems near Lille
    25 June 2025 0
  • VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing
    23 June 2025 0
  • Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment
    23 June 2025 0
  • Alstom’s RER NG has been running on the RER D line since December 2024.
    SNCF Voyageurs orders 96 additional RER NG trainsets from Alstom
    23 June 2025 0
  • Infrastructure and increased investment needed to unlock economic growth – Transport for the North
    23 June 2025 0
  • Ilford depot prepares for Greater Anglia’s new trains
    31 December 2020 0
  • New rail freight services from Spain bring vital supplies to UK
    1 May 2020 0
  • Dutch tests show Alstom hydrogen train is
    “a fully viable alternative to diesel”
    2 October 2020 0
  • Office for National Statistics to review train company classification
    10 July 2020 0
  • Worrying failure of Cambrian line ETCS signalling system could have led to major accident
    19 December 2019 0
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