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Robert Preston

March 20, 2026 | Commuter Rail

Toronto commuter operating contract extension signed

Contract with Alstom includes maintenance of GO Transit and UP Express fleets.

March 19, 2026 | Metros

Final civil works contract awarded for Singapore metro extension

China Railway Tunnel Group will build 1.8km of twin-bore tunnel on the Downtown Line.

March 18, 2026 | Fleet

Operators launch Rail Baltica regional fleet procurement

Elron, Vivi, and LTG Link will jointly order up to 20 EMUs to operate on new 1435mm-gauge line.

March 18, 2026 | High-speed

Trenitalia builds French high-speed depot

New facility will also maintain trains for proposed Paris - London service.

March 16, 2026 | Passenger

Next steps for Delhi’s Regional Rapid Transit System

The first tenders are being prepared for the second and third lines of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) serving the Indian capital Delhi, as ridership continues to grow on the first line to Meerut where the final two sections are due to open shortly. Robert Preston speaks exclusively to Shalabh Goel, managing director of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation, which is delivering the RRTS project.

March 12, 2026 | Africa

Zambia Railways signs locomotive upgrade contract

Vendor-financed contract covers the refurbishment of six mainline locomotives.

March 11, 2026 | Fleet

Romanian private operator receives first Alstom Coradia EMU

IRC is to receive 13 of 37 EMUs ordered by the Railway Reform Authority (ARF) for PSO services.

March 11, 2026 | High-speed

SNCF says Italian high-speed path allocation insufficient

French operator argues that allocation made following competition investigation will not allow full execution of its business plan.

March 10, 2026 | Freight

Republic of Srpska Railways in crisis

Survival of rail network in Bosnia and Herzegovina at stake following loss of iron ore and coke traffic.

March 10, 2026 | Commuter Rail

Major upgrade for commuter Line C5 in Madrid

€1.35bn programme includes installing ERTMS Level 2 and introducing a new fleet of 35 Stadler EMUs.

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