South Africa: The country’s Supreme Court has invalidated the contract between Transnet and Wabtec for 233 diesel locomotives. Similar judgments are expected in relation to other contracts with CRRC and Alstom for the supply of a total of 831 locomotives.
Egypt: The first trainset of nine Metropolis cars has left the plant in Petite-Forêt, France, for the Egyptian capital.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.
Egypt: The French manufacturer has concluded a usufruct agreement for a 16.2-hectare land reserve with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports of Egypt’s Ministry of Transport.
France: The investment programme is launched to boost production of the double-deck high-speed Avelia Horizon trains, the fifth TGV generation.
India: The plants, owned by the national operator Indian Railways, built 1,681 locomotive between April 2024 and March 2025.
France: “The failure rate for Alstom's RER New Generation trainsets remains well above target”, said Transilien SNCF Voyageurs. The Île-de-France operator has publicly accused the French train builder of “poor manufacturing quality”.
Belgium: The Series 17 locomotive, built at the Kassel plant, has been delivered to a depot in Schaerbeek of the national operator SNCB.
France: The unveiling ceremony took place at the Gare de Lyon in Paris.
