Railway supply industry news
Latest business news from the global railway supply industry, including company mergers, acquisitions and financial results.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Rolling stock owners call for action on rail’s ‘patchwork of increasingly expensive technologies’
EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors has called for the more co-ordinated deployment of ERTMS, changes to subsidy policies and measures to ensure life-time support of vehicles. It says these measures are needed to avoid disrupting procurement and to avoid rail pricing itself out of the freight market.
Rob Whyte appointed Managing Director for Alstom UK & Ireland
UK: Alstom has announced the appointment of Rob Whyte as Managing Director UK & Ireland with effect from February. He was previously Managing Director in the Nordics.
Indian industrial group acquires Danish train toilet maker
DENMARK: Goa-based industrial group Kineco has acquired Danish train sanitary system supplier Semvac from Wabtec UK in an all-cash transaction.
Hitachi to acquire Omnicom rail asset monitoring technology business
INTERNATIONAL: Hitachi Rail has agreed to acquire Balfour Beatty’s rail asset monitoring technology business Omnicom. Hitachi said this would form a ‘key strategic pillar’ of the Hyper Mobility Asset Expert platform launched at InnoTrans 2024.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Swietelsky buys Harry Needle Railroad Co
London Underground traction motor refurbishment capacity doubled
Railway supply industry news round-up
US rail industry supplier rebrands subsidiaries
Railway supply industry news round-up
Networking company enters the rail market with TransPennine Express win
Rail cyber-resilience collaboration
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Russian-backed consortium prepares to start production of Indian overnight trains
MPs to investigate how rail investment pipelines could help the supply industry
Leasing company launched to modernise Poland’s locomotive fleets
Railway supply industry news round-up
Second rolling stock assembly plant planned in Morocco
Swiss rail electrification firm opens Nottingham hub to help ‘ditch dirty diesel’
Matchmaking platform for locomotives goes live
Railway supply industry news round-up
Hitachi Rail invests C$100m in next-generation CBTC
Wind Point Partners acquires Velocity Rail Solutions