Santiago metro Line 7 automated trainset unveiled
CHILE: The first of 37 five-car Metropolis AS-22-UTO automated metro trainsets that Alstom is supplying for Santiago metro Line 7 has been rolled out in Brazil.
Aachen regional electrification gets underway
GERMANY: Work has started on electrification of the privately-owned Euregiobahn regional network serving the north and east of Aachen.
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
A furore over metro reliability in Singapore has shone a light on the complex question of how railways are perceived. There is evidence that users and policymakers across the world feel railways abroad are somehow ‘better’ than their own, but as our Industry Editor Benjámin Zelki argues, such criticism — whether justified or not — will always be the price of doing business.
Cybersecurity powers needed to ensure Europe ‘does not lose control of its rail networks’
EUROPE: Railway supply industry association UNIFE has called on the European Commission and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity to proactively work to prevent rail networks being interfered with by ‘high-risk non-EU suppliers’.
TfL starts DLR Thamesmead Extension Programme market engagement
UK: Transport for London has begun preliminary market engagement for the Docklands Light Railway’s Thamesmead Extension Programme, seeking to establish industry appetite for the project and to harness supplier expertise to help develop a suitable delivery strategy.
Catanzaro suburban line reopens after realignment and modernisation
ITALY: Services have restarted on the 950 mm gauge Catanzaro suburban railway following a closure for modernisation including partial realignment and double-tracking.
Baku plans five-line tram network
AZERBAIJAN: Plans to develop a tram network in Baku have been announced by Deputy Minister of Digital Development & Transport Rahman Hummatov.
Union Pacific and Wabtec sign $1·2bn loco modernisation deal
Pfaffensteig Tunnel included in €2·5bn German funding package
LNER announces Serenza branding and interior features of future CAF Class 897 trainsets
Swiss Federal Council develops multimodal 2045 transport plan
Trainline calls for third party ticket sellers to be able to offer ‘one-click’ Delay Repay
Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
RITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
‘New rules’ see capacity, cost and reliability drive intermodal rail freight growth
Urban transport industry news round-up
UKTram confirms board appointments
