With the current passenger rail service contracts expiring in 2030, publicly funded passenger rail traffic in Finland will need to be reorganised in 2031 to meet the European…
Czech Railways (České dráhy) has issued a tender for the supply and service of 15 trains powered by batteries as well as catenary. The trains should have a…
The first of the procurements of Rail Baltica’s basic route has been launched, with the tender for the main line in Latvia. It involves more than 200 kilometres…
The new Norwegian government is making radical changes to the railway policy. They say no to tendering, splitting and privatisation of the railway, and plan to stop the…
Italy’s railway manager RFI will roll out ERTMS on 3,400 kilometres of railway network by 2026, and published a tender for this. Italy has included the infrastructure upgrade…
Train manufacturer Stadler has filed a complaint with Danish State Railways (DSB) about the award of the contract of 100 new electric trains to Alstom. The award was…
Renfe is replacing the tender for 72 Medium Distance and Cercanías commuter trains. The company will refrain from buying hybrid diesel-electric trains, and will prioritise technologies such as…
A new tender will be announced for the construction of the longest railway bridge of Rail Baltica across the river Neris in Lithuania. Infrastructure manager LTG Infra is…
HS2 launched a tender on Monday to deliver the Engineering Management System (EMS) for the new UK high-speed railway. The system will enable remote supervisory control of railway…
Femern A/S has published a tender for the delivery and installation of the electrical systems of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel which connects Denmark and Germany. The contract is worth…
Swedish transport authority Trafikverket has recently published a tender for a night train connection between Sweden and the European mainland. Starting in 2022 the train will connect Malmö…