Industry News

The majority of the main political parties published their General Election manifestos this week with rail policy prominent among them.

Valued at approximately EUR 133 million, the partnership between Škoda Group and RegioJet brings forth the delivery of 23 new electric units.

Stadler is delighted to announce the first public appearance of the new trimodal rescue train.

Alstom has signed a £8.8 million (€10.3 million) contract with passenger operator c2c for the paint and repair of its Class 357 Electrostar fleet.

Hitachi Rail has unveiled its first long-distance hybrid battery train which will help to cut carbon emissions by 83% when it enters service later this year.

The first four battery-powered trains from Siemens Mobility are now in regular service, marking a premiere in Germany.

Stadler have signed a contract with GYSEV for the supply of 9+4 intercity EMUs. The operator railway company plans to put the vehicles into service on the Sopron-Budapest and Szombathely-Budapest routes from 2027.

Alstom plans to operate a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in partnership with consultancy SLC Rail, the open access operation will be known as Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway (WSMR).

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) inaugurated service today for the first Railjet of the new generation from Siemens Mobility.

At the Škoda Group's production site in Pilsen, the first Škoda ForCity Plus FCB trams are nearing completion. These vehicles are tailor-made for three German cities with different needs and environments - Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg an der Havel and Cottbus.