Gauteng Provincial Government has awarded the Sihamba Sonke Mobility consortium the next contract to operate, maintain and refurbish the 80 km Gautrain passenger rail network connecting Pretoria, ...

SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Provincial Government has awarded the Sihamba Sonke Mobility consortium the next contract to operate, maintain and refurbish the 80 km Gautrain passenger rail network connecting ...

Railway Gazette International is the leading provider of news, analysis and intelligence for the global railway industry. ProMedia Group UK ltd Chancery House Sutton SM1 1JB UK. A ...

INNOTRANS: With digital signalling infrastructure moving towards a more centralised architecture, Frauscher Sensortechnik has been developing its IP-based Frauscher Advanced Platform to support a ...

USA: The Gateway Development Commission held a celebration at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen on September 29 to mark the start of boring work for the Hudson Tunnel project to excavate a second pair ...

SENEGAL: Dakar’s Train Express Régional service was extended 19 km to Blaise Diagne International Airport on 28. The opening comes shortly before the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The inauguration ...

INNOTRANS: ‘It is essential for the future talent pipeline to involve youth now’, 16-year-old InnoTrans ambassador Adam El Rafey said at the 2026 Railway Influencer Festival. The UAE’s youngest ...

With public finances across much of the world coming under increasing pressure, rail operators must increasingly ensure that upgrades to their trains and their services are an effective use of money.

UKRAINE: Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi told European rail leaders at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin that Ukraine’s experience should be a warning for their own long-term resilience strategies.

EUROPE: FlixTrain is to install more than 40 000 Vela Pax seats from Polish manufacturer Recaro Rail across its existing fleet and new trains. The first series deliveries began this year, and the ...

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. Construction of the underground metro station at Manila‘s Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 and connecting tunnels was ...

INNOTRANS: One year after Europe launched its high speed rail action plan, industry leaders at InnoTrans 2026 said demand and investment are not the main barriers to expansion; from certification and ...