Railway News - Rolling Stock, High Speed Rail & Infrastructure

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.

Alstom launched commercial service on 16 stations of Egypt's East of Nile Monorail, Africa's first monorail system, designed to carry 45,000 passengers per hour.

Alstom launched its first X’trapolis 2.0 train into service in Melbourne, Australia, supporting 750 local jobs with 60% mandated content.