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Alstom, has clinched a significant deal with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to provide 60 single-level rail coach cars. The contract, valued at approximately €285 million (approximately USD $315 million), also includes options to manufacture an additional 313 cars. The delivery of these state-of-the-art rail cars is scheduled to commence in 2026.

In a world increasingly conscious of hygiene, EAO brings innovation to the forefront of rail interiors with its Series 57 door opening pushbutton featuring the Clean Touch coating which is set to redefine hygiene standards within the realm of public transportation.

Indonesia celebrated the inauguration of Southeast Asia's first-ever bullet train on Monday 2nd of October.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's Board of Directors has approved the release of what’s known as a ‘Request for Qualifications’ for the nation's first 350km/h electrified high-speed trainsets, a crucial step towards bringing a high-speed rail service to California.

The US$1.2 trillion contract funded by Amtrak's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) brings the total order of trainsets to 83 following the addition of 10 trains.

The first of 29 trains that have been subjected to a Euro31 million upgrade has this month re-entered passenger service in the south of the UK. The trains connect London St Pancras International with Ashford, East Kent and Medway stations in the south-east of England.

Valued at €387 million, Alstom has successfully delivered the first trainset for the Bhopal–Indore metro project to India’s Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) today.

Škoda Group will be delivering 22 trams to Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG), as part of a contract worth €88 million, the largest investment in vehicles in the history of KVG.

Alstom has signed a contract to supply 40 Coradia Stream trains that are high capacity electric multiple units to NAH.SH, which is a local transport association.

After winning an EU-wide tender, Siemens Mobility will deliver 90 modernised trains to Munich costing more than €2 billion, with the trains set to enter service by the end of 2028.