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

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

Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
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Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom

4 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Lumo, the First Group open-access operator, has signed a £50 million contract with Alstom for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains that will be used to operate open access passenger […]

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

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Railpool orders 50 Traxx locos from Alstom

24 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle leasing companies, has signed a contract worth up to  €260 million (£225 million) with Alstom for the supply of 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives. The locomotives, which can […]

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Report urges government to place orders for new trains and save the British rolling stock industry

20 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published a report in which it claims that, unless urgent action is taken to upgrade or replace the oldest trains on the British network thousands, of jobs will be […]

Business

Škoda wins contract for metro trains for Bulgaria

14 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Škoda Group has won a €65 million contract to manufacture and supply eight metro trains to Metropoliten EAD for use on lines 1, 2 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The four-car trains will be manufactured […]

Business

CAF to supply five more trains to Bilbao’s Euskotren for line 5

13 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Spanish train manufacturer CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) has been awarded a contract by Euskotren, a public company coming under the Basque Government Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Transport, for the supply of […]

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New railway centre of excellence to be established in East Yorkshire

11 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) has awarded the University of Birmingham, supported by Siemens Mobility, £15 million to establish a new railway research and innovation centre at Goole in the East Riding of […]

Business

Hitachi Rail awarded eight-year contract to maintain TransPennine Express Nova 1 fleet

10 July 2023 Rail Insider 0

Hitachi Rail’s has been awarded an eight-year contract by TransPennine Trains Limited and Angel Trains to maintain their 19 ‘Nova 1’ intercity Class 802 trains. Worth £240 million, the new contract will help retain over […]

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  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • Local supplier supports Midland Metro extension
    2 July 2019 0
  • Open-access train operators need government support
    10 April 2020 1
  • Kevin Shaw to Geobear
    18 October 2019 0
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
    Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
    4 June 2025 0
  • Access for All at Kent’s Canterbury East station
    23 October 2020 0
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