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Mark Simmons

April 29, 2025 | Asia

Pakistan approves Punjab high-speed plan

New trains will reduce Lahore - Islamabad journey times from 4 hours to 2h 45 min.

April 28, 2025 | Light Rail

Liège light rail line opens

Belgian city creates 12km line that includes 23 stops plus three interchanges.

April 28, 2025 | Asia

Vietnam builds rail-grade steel plant

New factory will allow for domestic production of high-grade steel, including railway track.

April 28, 2025 | Europe

Elron announces regional fleet procurement

Estonian passenger operator to acquire six EMUs for domestic regional services on the under construction Rail Baltica high-speed line.

April 24, 2025 | Infrastructure

Increased investment in better rail connections across the Balkans

Three of the European Union’s (EU) nine key transport corridors, collectively known as the TEN-T network, cross the Balkans. Mark Simmons looks at how the Balkan corridors are progressing and highlights some of the key rail projects underway in the region.

April 17, 2025 | Infrastructure

A strategic vision for regional integration in the Western Balkans

After decades of chronic under-investment, railways in the Western Balkans are undergoing a significant transformation as they aim to become a key part of the wider European transport network. Championed by sector organisation Transport Community, real change is on the horizon, as Mark Simmons discovers.

April 16, 2025 | Fleet

Stadler wins narrow-gauge multiple-unit orders

Swiss manufacturer will supply trains to Italy and France as well as standard-gauge EMUs to Poland.

April 15, 2025 | Commuter Rail

S-Bahn Hamburg awards ETCS contract

Alstom will provide onboard ETCS and ATO equipment for 82 class 490 EMUs.

April 15, 2025 | High-speed

Contractor chosen for Polish HS tunnel construction

Austrian firm Porr wins $US 570m contract for 4.6km tunnel under Łódź city centre.

April 10, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Sydney starts train testing on new metro line

Former Bankstown Line has been converted to become part of city’s driverless metro network.

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