Manchester Piccadilly Station Launches £7.9 Million Track UpgradeNetwork Rail is investing £7.9 million to upgrade tracks, points, and signalling systems across six lines at Manchester Piccadilly Station. The project covers nearly one kilometer of railway, with partial station closures from February 14 to 22. This represents a "once-in-a-generation" major upgrade for the station.Source: Network RailOriginal link: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/two-weeks-until-once-in-a-generation-manchester-piccadilly-upgrade Hungary-Serbia Railway Hungarian Section Officially Commences Freight TransportIn the early hours of February 27 local time (7:00 AM Beijing time), a freight train departed from Budapest's Ferencváros railway station, marking the official commencement of freight transport on the Hungarian section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway.Source: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in HungaryOriginal link: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260228A030JE00 MTR-CRRC and CCCC Subsidiaries Compete! Three Consortia Shortlisted for Melbourne Commuter Rail O&M ProjectOn February 26, the Melbourne Commuter Rail Concession Project in Australia entered the substantive bidding stage, with three international consortia successfully shortlisted. These include the Melbourne Grow consortium formed by MTR, CRRC, and local company DT Infrastructure, as well as a consortium including CCCC subsidiary John Holland.Source: Weilan Guiji RAILOriginal link: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260227A03FMX00 CRRC Ziyang Wins Vietnam Locomotive Procurement ProjectCRRC Ziyang Locomotive Co., Ltd. has successfully won the bid for Procurement Package 02 of locomotives for the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR). The winning bid amount is US$19.28 million. The project falls under Vietnam's pre-2030 locomotive investment plan, with an overall implementation period of 320 days. This represents a new achievement in Chinese railway equipment "going global."Source: Ziyang ObserverOriginal link: https://m.163.com/dy/article/KKF3SPF30514VVQG.html?referFrom=360&isFromOtherWeb=true

2026-03-01