More than 145 companies have submitted expressions of interest (EOI) for the Qiddiya high-speed rail PPP project in Saudi Arabia.

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract to supply rail systems for the upgrade of the Victoria - Raml section of the Alexandria tram network in Egypt.

Region Stockholm has awarded a contract to Škoda Group for 16 two-car EMUs with an option for a further 15 trains worth more than €230m.

The Netherlands passed legislation allowing provincial governments to establish their own public transport operators on November 4.

Italian State Railways (FS) will spend €20bn over the next 10 years under its technology investment plan, with a major focus on rolling out ERTMS.

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has awarded Siemens a SFr 2bn ($US 2.48bn) framework contract for up to 200 double-deck EMUs.

German Rail (DB) punctuality performance for long-distance passenger services reached an all-time low of 51.5% in October.

PJM and Boom Software have formed a joint venture to create a new rail testing facility at Mellach, near Graz, in southeastern Austria.

CAF Signalling and Cellnex Telecom have successfully validated their Optio CBTC system on a private 5G network.

British private freight operator DRS has launched a domestic wagonload service, initially for a two-month trial period.

ERA has granted Siemens Mobility type authorisation for the upgrade of Eurosprinter ES64F4 locomotives to ETCS Baseline 3.4.

Siemens conducted the first live demonstration of its new Signalling X system for metros at Singapore's new Rail Test Centre on November 12.