1+ week, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) PORTUGAL: B-Rail’s ambitions to operate long-distance trains competing against state incumbent CP could be affected by Spanish national operator Renfe’s plans to enter the Portuguese market, the would-be open access operator’s CEO Alberto Castanho Ribeiro has told Railway Gazette International....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) At InnoTrans 2026, Timken will present a unified presence alongside Rollon, GGB, Groeneveld-BEKA and Bijur Delimon, showcasing an integrated rail technology portfolio spanning bearings, linear motion, lubrication and filtration systems across two exhibition spaces under the theme “Sustainable Motion: Efficiency for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (493+ words) Across Europe, railway operators are under increasing pressure to expand capacity, maintain fleet availability, and meet evolving passenger expectations. Rising demand for rail services is creating a need for additional vehicles to be brought into service within increasingly demanding timeframes,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) This week’s global railway supply chain news from Railway Gazette International. Škoda’s Finnish subsidiary Škoda Transtech said on August 25 that it had completed change negotiations which aim to ‘safeguard the company’s competitiveness, adapt its operations to the market situation, and…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (291+ words) AUSTRALIA: Freight operator One Rail Australia has renewed UGL Transport’s long-term contract to provide maintenance and overhaul services for the majority of its fleet of 51 locomotives in New South Wales and Queensland. The contract runs for a further five years,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) SWITZERLAND: Fribourg transport authority TPF has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 13 four-car Flirt Evo electric multiple-units to modernise its standard gauge fleet. The SFr117m firm order announced on August 21 has been placed as an option on a framework contract for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (305+ words) The last of 85 six-car C2 metro trainsets supplied to München by Siemens Mobility’s Wien plant under orders placed from 2010 to 2022 entered service on July 30. The fleet is being used to replace older A series trains built in 1967-83 and to boost service…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (378+ words) BULGARIA: A large-scale modernisation of Bulgaria’s railways has now begun, Minister of Transport & Communications Georgi Peev said when he marked the entry into service of the first of a fleet of new trains. Škoda Group has supplied 20 RegioPanter EMUs which…...