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.

Private operator European Sleeper plans to take on the overnight service between Paris and Berlin by the end of March 2026.

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

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

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.