Railway News - Rolling Stock, High Speed Rail & Infrastructure

DRC acceded to the Luxembourg Rail Protocol as the third African state, enabling asset-backed financing for new rolling stock on the 1,739 km Lobito Corridor.

Alstom secured a €214 million contract to install ETCS Level 2 signaling on Queensland's Sunshine Coast Line ahead of Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

Germany's DB E&C and AfDB signed a new feasibility study for the African Railway Competence Center, evaluating three models to develop pan-African rail skills.

NSW Transport awarded AUD 820M contracts to INIT and Trapeze for new Opal 2.0 account-based ticketing by 2028.

Alstom delivered the first X'trapolis 2.0 electric train, part of a 50-unit order, into service in Melbourne, Australia, featuring 60% local content.

Australia's Victoria approved two international consortia for the final tender stage of the Melbourne Airport Rail Link's West Footscray–Albion upgrade, completing by 2030.