Rail Business

Line 2, a 21km elevated route with 16 stations, is expected to enter commercial operation in 2019.

Alpiq Engineering Services employs around 7,650 people and reported sales of approximately ∼€1.4 billion in 2017. It largely works in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. 

Siemens and locomotive leasing company Mitsui Rail Capital Europe are set to establish a joint venture for the servicing and maintenance of locomotives.

Great Western Railway (GWR) is to take over the operation of the Heathrow Express rail service later this year.

State-owned operator FS Italiane has reached an agreement with Banca Etica to redevelop around 450 unstaffed stations as well as disused railway lines for community use.

Bombardier Transportation has received a new order for five Aventra trains for Transport for London's Elizabeth line - bringing the total number of ordered Aventra trains to 70.

Scheduled to take around two years to complete, Metra says that the project will boost the number of carriages it can renovate from 35 to 60 per year. 

Including offices, kitchens and bathrooms, the custom-built machines will support crews of up to 14 people who will work around the clock and move around 10m a day under the surface.

Bombardier has been providing the services for the MARC train service's Brunswick and Camden lines since penning a contract in 2012. 

The UK's Railway Industry Association (RIA) has become a member of a new EU Expert Group which will assess competitiveness across the rail supply chain.