5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (378+ words) AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail has begun carrying passengers in trains operating with ETCS Level 2, as part of the phased introduction of the technology to the Brisbane suburban network. ETCS is being rolled out across South East Queensland as part of a…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (562+ words) EUROPE: European Sleeper has launched a further international night train service between Milano and Brussels in cooperation with Arenaways. The first departure from Porta Garibaldi left Milano on September 9, with the service running three times weekly in both directions. The…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (314+ words) CHINA: The opening of metro Line 7 in Changchun on August 26 is to be followed by Line 5 next month, with two more additions expected by the end of the year. Changchun’s 23.2 km metro Line 7 opened on August 26. The fully underground line…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (757+ words) EUROPE: Trenitalia’s Hitachi Rail-built Frecciarossa 1000 trainsets are undergoing an extensive authorisation programme in Germany and Austria ahead of the planned launch of direct services from Italy to München in summer 2027. The testing is being carried out in co-operation with Deutsche…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (855+ words) Open access inter-city operator FlixTrain is reviving its prospect of expanding outside Germany in its quest to attract ‘millions of new passengers to rail’, as André Schwämmlein, CEO of parent company Flix Group, explains to Benjámin Zelki. Two years have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) GERMANY: CAF has demonstrated a battery-only range of 273 km with its Class 557 BEMU. The manufacturer hopes that this will enable the production fleet to run further than they will typically need to without overhead power on the Niederrhein-Münsterland network. Alongside…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) SWITZERLAND: Scheidt & Bachmann is to supply Basel’s BVB with 500 cashless ticket vending machines. The company will also provide 10 years of maintenance and software management, including hosting. The machines are scheduled to be commissioned in 2027. Around 500 existing ticket vending machines will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (599+ words) ISRAEL: The prequalification process for the US$10bn Infra 2 railway systems and rolling stock contract for the US$60bn Tel Aviv Metro programme has been launched by government-owned project promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System. The planned network comprises three entirely underground…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) PORTUGAL: Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has announced that national train operator Renfe is to seek authorisation for the use of its Talgo Series 106 Avril and S107 trainsets in Portugal. This follows unsuccessful attempts to get the S106s authorised for use on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (267+ words) Such has been the impact on DB’s long distance trains, including the ICE high speed service, that the number of passengers has been falling since the post-pandemic bounce back of 2022-23. In July, Italian open access operator Italo ordered a high…...