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Pays de la Loire has become the latest French region to celebrate the arrival of its first Régiolis regional train. On November 18, the first of 20 trains ordered from Alstom by the region was presented by officials at the SNCF Technicentre...

Stadler Rail has presented the first new double-deck electric multiple unit (EMU) to Russian train operator Aeroexpress at a ceremony in Moscow. The Swiss train builder is supplying 25 KISS train sets to Aeroexpress, which operates rail services between Moscow...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €52.5 million loan to Moldova's state-owned rail company, Calea Ferată din Moldova. Signed in the presence of Moldova’s Prime Minister, Lurie Leancă, the loan will co-finance the acquisition of...

T8 tramway - a light rail network under construction in northern Paris - is to begin operating a test service ahead of its full commissioning next month. The test phase will be used for driver training and to check all...

A dual formation Sapsan train has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest high-speed train in the world. Built by Siemens, 20-car Russian gauge train, which already holds the record of being the fastest train on Russia's national rail...

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract by Latvian State Railways (LDz) to supply 28 MTU engines to drive upgraded 2M62U freight locomotives. The CZ LOKO Company will re-engine the locomotives in the Czech Republic before they are returned to service on...

Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic has unveiled the operator’s new high-speed train, the e320.

Four years since the original order for 10 trains was placed with Siemens, Eurostar has finally revealed ...
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The Crown Prince of Dubai was on hand to mark the opening of the first section of Dubai's new tram network earlier this week. Dubai’s tram system will be the first in the world to run exclusively on a ground-level...

The last of Nottingham's new Citadis trams has arrived in the city from Alstom's factory in Barcelona. Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has now taken delivery of all 22 light rail vehicles from Alstom. Five of the new Citadis trams are already...

Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic has said the Channel Tunnel operator is to order seven more e320 trains. A grand unveiling of the first of 10 new e320 high-speed trains was held at London St Pancras today - an event...