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Siemens starts delivery of Indian freight locos

Freight Rail · May 5, 2026 · 2 min read

FS Engineering completes Delhi–Meerut RRTS corridor

Technology & Innovation · March 19, 2026 · 2 min read

SYSTRA, and DB win project management consultancy role on Mumbai–Ahmedabad high speed rail line

Business

SYSTRA, and DB win project management consultancy role on Mumbai–Ahmedabad high speed rail line

Wabtec opens Siliguri locomotive maintenance facility in eastern India

Rolling Stock

Wabtec opens Siliguri locomotive maintenance facility in eastern India

DFCCIL transfers record 892 freight trains between DFC and Indian Railways networks

Freight Rail

DFCCIL transfers record 892 freight trains between DFC and Indian Railways networks

Alstom JV wins five-year WAG-12B maintenance contract in India

Rolling Stock

Alstom JV wins five-year WAG-12B maintenance contract in India

Vande Bharat Sleeper completes certification, Guwahati–Howrah chosen for first service

Passenger Rail

Vande Bharat Sleeper completes certification, Guwahati–Howrah chosen for first service

Railmarket: Year in review - what you read the most in 2025

Business

Railmarket: Year in review - what you read the most in 2025

India prepares for three new freight corridors worth EUR 16.5 billion

Freight Rail

India prepares for three new freight corridors worth EUR 16.5 billion

Rail freight market forecasts long-term growth to EUR 567.3 billion by 2035

Insights

Rail freight market forecasts long-term growth to EUR 567.3 billion by 2035

CONCOR advances cement-by-rail operations with Adani and MP Birla

Freight Rail

CONCOR advances cement-by-rail operations with Adani and MP Birla

Gateway Distriparks runs first double-stack train from Ankleshwar to Garhi ICD

Freight Rail

Gateway Distriparks runs first double-stack train from Ankleshwar to Garhi ICD

India becomes world’s second-largest rail freight carrier, overtakes both United States and Russia

Freight Rail

India becomes world’s second-largest rail freight carrier, overtakes both United States and Russia

CCSL introduces battery-powered locomotive

Technology & Innovation

CCSL introduces battery-powered locomotive

Alstom with contract for 18 battery-electric trains to New Zealand

Rolling Stock

Alstom with contract for 18 battery-electric trains to New Zealand

CLW reaches 300-locomotive mark in record time for FY 2025–26

Rolling Stock

CLW reaches 300-locomotive mark in record time for FY 2025–26

GATX orders 583 freight wagons from JWL

Rolling Stock

GATX orders 583 freight wagons from JWL

India: potential of autonomous magnetic rail freight

Technology & Innovation

India: potential of autonomous magnetic rail freight

Dedicated freight corridors in India: Longer trains, increased traffic and volume

Freight Rail

Dedicated freight corridors in India: Longer trains, increased traffic and volume

Škoda Group and TATA AutoComp form joint venture to produce traction components for Indian railway sector

Technology & Innovation

Škoda Group and TATA AutoComp form joint venture to produce traction components for Indian railway sector

Mozambique orders 10 more locomotives from BLW

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Mozambique orders 10 more locomotives from BLW

India's largest automobile in-plant railway siding begins operation at Manesar

Freight Rail

India's largest automobile in-plant railway siding begins operation at Manesar

Indian cabinet clears EUR 712 million to add capacity on freight rail corridors

Infrastructure

Indian cabinet clears EUR 712 million to add capacity on freight rail corridors

Global rail freight telematics devices to reach 1.3 million by 2029

Technology & Innovation

Global rail freight telematics devices to reach 1.3 million by 2029

Wabtec delivers first ES43ACi locomotive for guinea’s Simandou iron ore project

Rolling Stock

Wabtec delivers first ES43ACi locomotive for guinea’s Simandou iron ore project

India starts production of 9,000 HP Siemens freight locomotives at Dahod

Rolling Stock

India starts production of 9,000 HP Siemens freight locomotives at Dahod

Alstom 500th electric locomotive for India

Rolling Stock

Alstom 500th electric locomotive for India

Indian Railways unveil 9,000 horsepower locomotive manufactured by Siemens Mobility

Rolling Stock

Indian Railways unveil 9,000 horsepower locomotive manufactured by Siemens Mobility

Italferr advances construction of 125 km Himalayan railway line

Infrastructure

Italferr advances construction of 125 km Himalayan railway line

Indian Texmaco has signed MoU with Nevomo

Technology & Innovation

Indian Texmaco has signed MoU with Nevomo

Talgo takeover: Polish PFR and Indian Jupiter Wagons drop out, Basque consortium remains

Business

Talgo takeover: Polish PFR and Indian Jupiter Wagons drop out, Basque consortium remains

GATX corporation reports 2024 financial results: steady performance across segments

Freight Rail

GATX corporation reports 2024 financial results: steady performance across segments

Hyundai uses rail to slash 18.352 tons of CO2 in 2024

Freight Rail

Hyundai uses rail to slash 18.352 tons of CO2 in 2024

India: BEML secures 280 km/h high-speed trains contract from Integral Coach Factory

Rolling Stock

India: BEML secures 280 km/h high-speed trains contract from Integral Coach Factory

Trilogical Pioneers Telematics for Long Freight Trains

Technology & Innovation

Trilogical Pioneers Telematics for Long Freight Trains

Amazon India expands collaboration with Indian Railways

Freight Rail

Amazon India expands collaboration with Indian Railways

New multimodal route from India to Uzbekistan

Infrastructure

New multimodal route from India to Uzbekistan

GATX India Celebrates Milestone with Delivery of 10,000th Wagon

Rolling Stock

GATX India Celebrates Milestone with Delivery of 10,000th Wagon

Saving Elephants on Indian Rails through Fiber Optics

Technology & Innovation

Saving Elephants on Indian Rails through Fiber Optics

Wabtec opens new manufacturing facility in India

Business

Wabtec opens new manufacturing facility in India

MagRail booster technology to increase the capacity of India's ports and railways

Technology & Innovation

MagRail booster technology to increase the capacity of India's ports and railways

RAILWAY FILM SERIES: The Darjeeling Limited

Insights

RAILWAY FILM SERIES: The Darjeeling Limited

India starts over 2,000 railway infrastructure projects

Infrastructure

India starts over 2,000 railway infrastructure projects

India: Freight train travels 100 kilometers without a pilot

Freight Rail

India: Freight train travels 100 kilometers without a pilot

DB Schenker: new CEO for Asia and Pacific

Business

DB Schenker: new CEO for Asia and Pacific

Wabtec will provide brakes for 1,200 new Siemens locomotives for India

Technology & Innovation

Wabtec will provide brakes for 1,200 new Siemens locomotives for India

India: DP World launches 'SARAL' Hazira-Delhi rail freight service

Freight Rail

India: DP World launches 'SARAL' Hazira-Delhi rail freight service

5 important news from the passenger rail world

Passenger Rail

5 important news from the passenger rail world

PGII vs BRI: Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Business

PGII vs BRI: Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The cause of the Indian train disaster: a fault in the electronic signalling system

Rolling Stock

The cause of the Indian train disaster: a fault in the electronic signalling system

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