Railway News - Rolling Stock, High Speed Rail & Infrastructure

HSRA appointed Keolis to the shadow operator adviser role for the 320 km/h Newcastle-Sydney new HSR, advising on operations and maintenance in the design phase.

Vossloh launched a Morocco rail maintenance JV with Futrifer on 1 July to maintain ONCF's network and Casablanca/Rabat urban rails, with local hiring from 2027.

Bechtel signed a two-year development contract to advance the Newcastle to Sydney high speed rail line for 320 km/h trains before a final investment decision.

Fortescue awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to digitise signalling across its 760 km Pilbara rail network, enabling real-time remote route updates, with phased completion by mid-2027.

Algeria secured $878 million in ADB financing for the 230-km Ghardaïa–El Meniaa rail section, phase two of a 495-km trans-Saharan rail line in the south.

AECOM and Bureau Veritas secured a six-year independent certifier contract to verify the A$5.5bn first phase of the Wave rail link between Beerwah and Caloundra.