All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

Alstom receives regional trains maintenance contract in Sweden

Alstom has secured a new contract, valued at around SEK1bn ($96m), with VR Sweden for maintaining 30 regional trains in…
Siemens Mobility secures €3bn locomotive contract in India

Siemens Mobility has obtained its single largest-ever locomotive contract with a €3bn order from Indian Railways to deliver 1,200 electric freight…
Sydney Metro selects Hyundai Movex for gap filler tech at stations

Sydney Metro has contracted South Korean firm Hyundai Movex for installing new mechanical gap filler technology at stations between Marrickville…
GB Railfreight and Akiem sign locomotive leasing deal

UK freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has struck a 10-year deal, which will see the firm lease Akiem locomotives. Under…
Patriot Rail closes Delta Southern Railroad purchase in US

US-based Patriot Rail Company has concluded the acquisition of Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR) after securing regulatory clearance. The deal, whose financial…

UK’s HS2 attains milestone with new East West Rail bridge

A new bridge to facilitate direct rail services between Oxford and Cambridge has been lifted into position over the HS2…
AfDB provides $301m funding to refurbish Uganda’s MGR rail line

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $301m to undergo a revamp of the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR)…
India’s Namma Metro Phase 3 secures state government nod

The third phase of the Namma Metro project, spanning 44.65km, in Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka has received…
Deutsche Bahn to upgrade two key rail corridors in Germany

Germany’s national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has unveiled plans to overhaul the Hamburg-Berlin and Emmerich-Oberhausen railway corridors. Rehabilitation and…
Brightline holds topping-off ceremony for Boca Raton station in Florida

Intercity rail operator Brightline and its contractor Kaufman Lynn have held a “topping-off” ceremony for its Boca Raton station and…