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Three shortlisted for Boston commuter train operating contact
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has shortlisted three teams to bid for the next contract to operate Boston commuter train services and support its ambition to provide ‘modernised, high-frequency’ services for the region.
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French night train rolling stock order delayed
FRANCE: The government has postponed a planned order for locomotives and rolling stock to renew the national night train fleet.
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Team Poland acquires German tram manufacturer
EUROPE: Pesa has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, as part of the Polish rolling stock manufacturer’s ambitions for growth backed by the national Team Poland strategy.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Ethiopian railway academy to support African integration
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Railways Corp has launched construction of the Bishoftu Railway Academy.
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Hyundai Rotem to support development of Vietnamese rolling stock industry
VIETNAM: Multi-sector industrial holding company THACO has signed an agreement for South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to support the local production of high speed and urban electric trains in Vietnam.
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Baltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
USA: The first of 78 metro cars being supplied by Hitachi Rail have entered service on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink, along with a communications-based train control system.
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Nexrail orders DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specification
EUROPE: Leasing company Nexrail has ordered 20 Vossloh Rolling Stock DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specifications, taking its total order to 50 of the type.
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Napoli metro Line 10 contracts awarded
ITALY: Napoli regional transport operator EAV has awarded contracts for the construction of the fully automated metro Line 10.
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Cypriot railway ambitions revived
CYPRUS: The Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026 has drawn new attention to long-standing hopes of developing a railway network on the island.
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European rail supply industry sets out hopes for new EU Council presidency
EUROPE: UNIFE has set out its wish-list for the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, calling for key policy changes to keep Europe’s transport networks secure including prioritising public procurement and military mobility reforms.
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Porterbrook acquires Corelink multiple-units
UK: Rolling stock financier Porterbrook has acquired Corelink Rail Infrastructure Ltd, which owns diesel and electric multiple-units leased to operator West Midlands Trains.
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Knorr-Bremse targets signalling, electronics and software growth with acquisition of Duagon
SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has completed its acquisition of railway embedded electronics, hardware and software supplier Duagon Group from private equity investor Deutsche Beteiligungs.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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New York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
USA: New York MTA has exercised a $386m option for Wabtec to supply a further 45 R255 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains on the Subway network.
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Alstom completes £49m signalling upgrade on the London to Portsmouth line
UK: Alstom has completed a £49m project to install ‘innovative’ signalling and ‘first-of-type’ level crossings between Farncombe and Petersfield on the Portsmouth Direct line.
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Combined transport is under a great deal of pressure, warns incoming UIRR Chair
EUROPE: Sustainability ’often seems to expensive’, the newly appointed Chair of combined transport industry association UIRR has said as he urged policymakers to support the use of intermodal transport across the continent.
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RTS Link train reaches the Malasyia-Singapore border as test running begins
ASIA: The first dynamic test run on the Rapid Transit System Link being built to connect Malaysia and Singapore has been successfully completed by future operator RTSO.
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Alstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
MEXICO: Rail regulatory agency ARTF has a contract for 47 Trenes del Norte diesel trainsets for two passenger corridors under construction in northern and central Mexico. Michael Dreyer reports.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file merger application
USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have formally applied to the Surface Transportation Board seeking approval of their proposed merger.
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