3+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones AUSTRALIA: Three groups have been shortlisted to develop the country’s first high-speed trains, which will be based on proven trains and systems already operating elsewhere rather than designed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (603+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » CBH Rail Fleet Meets WA’s Push for Network Control AUSTRALIA: The CBH rail fleet has entered its biggest expansion yet, putting new locomotives into service as Western Australia seeks control of the tracks beneath them. The…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » How 415 Steel Sheet Piles Reached Contrecoeur CANADA: In-water construction has begun on the roughly C$2.4 billion Port of Montreal expansion, starting with a temporary work jetty for the future Contrecoeur container terminal. Don’t miss… VIA Rail Hybrid…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Virgin Clears Another Hurdle in Eurostar Challenge UK: Virgin Trains has secured pre-approval for up to 20 daily return services on High Speed 1, advancing its plan to challenge Eurostar’s long-standing monopoly on Channel Tunnel passenger services from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Modernized Series 55 Locomotive on Show at Bulgarian Plant BULGARIA: Express Service OOD will present a modernized Series 55 locomotive to the public during an open day at its Ruse plant on Aug. 29. Express Service traces its industrial…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Australia Puts Three Teams in a 35km Tunnel Race AUSTRALIA: Three international construction consortia have been shortlisted to design 35 km of twin tunnels for the Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail project between Berowra and Ourimbah. Watch for…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (174+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Akiem’s First German Passenger Trains Take Shape GERMANY: The first two car bodies for 14 Stadler FLIRT Akku trains are complete, advancing Akiem’s first German passenger rolling stock lease toward a December 2027 launch. The next milestones are…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » ICF Sleeper Drawings Ready, Production Nears INDIA: Railway Supply reported in January that ICF’s 24-coach Vande Bharat Sleeper was still on the drawing board; seven months later, the drawings are finished, and the factory’s general manager…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (121+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » Railway Dig Finds Coin of a Rogue Roman Emperor UK: A coin unearthed during trial trenching for East West Rail carries the name of a man Rome tried to have executed — and who responded by declaring…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » RMT Rejects Chiltern’s East West Rail Staffing Plan UK: A new onboard job title wasn’t enough to end a year-long staffing dispute that’s kept East West Rail’s first passenger trains from running — because the role Chiltern…...