All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

Siemens Mobility secures battery train contract in Germany

Siemens Mobility has secured a contract to supply three of its two-car Mireo Plus B battery trains to German transport…
Israel Railways buys Rail Vision AI-based systems to boost train safety

Israel Railways has reached a $1.4m deal with Rail Vision to procure its 10 Rail Vision Main Line Systems and…
ČD-Telematika taps Alstom for ETCS Level 2 supply

French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has secured a contract from ČD-Telematika to deliver European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 in the…
FS sign MoUs with Lufthansa and Ita to improve rail-air links

Italian state railroad company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lufthansa Group for…
Pakistan passenger train derails after powerful bomb blast

A passenger train in Pakistan derailed after a bomb blast, leaving at least 15 passengers injured. The bomb exploded when…

Tyne and Wear Metro’s Old Gosforth Metro depot shuts doors

Tyne and Wear Metro’s old depot at Gosforth in UK has shuttered, with Stadler’s maintenance crews moving over to the new £70m…
Škoda Transtech supplies night travel rolling stock to Finland’s VR

Škoda Transtech Oy has secured a €50m order to deliver sleeper and car-carrier coaches to Finnish state-owned railway company VR.…
RB Rail, CPK and SZCZ sign MoU on high-speed rail cooperation

RB Rail, the Rail Baltica central project coordinator and joint venture, has reached a tripartite agreement to collaborate on the…
Liverpool City Region’s Merseyrail trains to enter service next week

The new £500m Merseyrail train fleet for the Liverpool City Region in England is set to enter service as soon…
DB mulls reviving plans to divest Arriva transport business

German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is looking to revive a sale of Arriva, its subsidiary for regional passenger…