EUROPE: The proposed EU passenger rights package aims to simplify rail travel, but campaign group Transport & Environment has warned that the changes ‘barely make any improvement’ for longer ...

GERMANY: An order is to be signed for a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply trains for the Berlin S-Bahn’s Stadtbahn and North-South routes, after Alstom dropped a challenge to the ...

Having opened its first light rail line in 1978, the city of Edmonton is now working on the development of its Valley Line, and extensions to both older routes, focusing on streetscaping and better ...

INTERNATIONAL: No fewer than 13 teams from six countries around the world participated in the 15th annual Railway Challenge competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway ...

SWEDEN: Škoda Group has been selected to supply trams for the tramway which is being developed in the university city of Uppsala. The contract announced on June 30 includes a firm order for an initial ...

HUNGARY: Newly appointed Minister of Transport & Investment Dávid Vitézy signed a document on July 25 approving restoration of passenger services on two regional lines where trains had been suspended ...

MEXICO: Hitachi Rail has signed a €168m contract to supply railway systems for the 396 km passenger rail corridor linking Saltillo with Nuevo Laredo on the US border. As part of the Mexican government ...

Ontario’s Northlander passenger train is returning after a 14-year absence. An overnight service is set to start running later this year, following the purchase of three trainsets and strategic ...

DENMARK: The Ministry of Urban & Rural Affairs & Transport has reached an agreement to ensure the continued provision of regional passenger train services which are currently operated under contract ...

TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the final section of Istanbul metro Line M11 on June 19, with passenger services beginning the following day. Travel is free until July 31. The 17.5 ...

FINLAND: National passenger operator VR and Stadler have unveiled a newly delivered Sm7 trainset at Helsinki station ahead of its planned entry into service later this summer. Based on Stadler’s ...

GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has secured a maintenance contract running for up to 30 years for 61 Mireo Plus B battery trains to be used on the Netz Nordwestfalen regional network. The Siemens-built ...