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Robert Preston

October 30, 2025 | Europe

Virgin wins London Channel Tunnel depot access

British rail regulator rejects applications from Evolyn, Gemini and Trenitalia.

October 29, 2025 | High-speed

Turkey starts work on first high-speed train factory

New Türasaş plant in Sakarya will be able to produce up to 12 trains a year.

October 29, 2025 | Metros

Japanese to supply new Jakarta metro fleet

Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo will build 48 metro cars for Phase 2A of the North-South Line.

October 28, 2025 | Infrastructure

DB InfraGO increases spending in Bavaria

German infrastructure manager will renew 500km of track in the state next year.

October 24, 2025 | Financial

Portuguese Trains signs major rolling stock contract

Order for 117 EMUs awarded to Alstom and DST is the largest ever placed by the national operator.

October 22, 2025 | High-speed

Eurostar orders new double-deck fleet from Alstom

Firm order for 30 Avelia Horizon trains under SNCF Passenger framework.

October 20, 2025 | High-speed

Spanish high-speed construction contract awarded

Contract worth €283.3m covers civil works on the 7.9km section of Antequera - Granada line.

October 20, 2025 | Fleet

Stadler to supply more cars for Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn fleet

Seven three-car Flirt EMUs will be extended to five cars to meet rising demand.

October 13, 2025 | Asia

Hitachi wins Malaysian signalling upgrade contract

Contract for Kuala Lumpur metro includes maintenance of signalling systems on Ampang Line for 10 years.

October 13, 2025 | Passenger

OSDM strives to become the European standard

Progress is being made with the deployment of the Open Sales and Distribution Model (OSDM), which aims to simplify the online booking of cross-border journeys in Europe by making it easier for operators to exchange fares data. Regulatory and commercial issues are raising concerns within the sector, however, as Robert Preston reports.

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