Manchester Piccadilly Station Launches £7.9 Million Track Upgrade

Network 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 Rail

Original 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 Transport

In 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 Hungary

Original link: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260228A030JE00

MTR-CRRC and CCCC Subsidiaries Compete! Three Consortia Shortlisted for Melbourne Commuter Rail O&M Project

On 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 RAIL

Original link: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260227A03FMX00

CRRC Ziyang Wins Vietnam Locomotive Procurement Project

CRRC 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 Observer

Original link: https://m.163.com/dy/article/KKF3SPF30514VVQG.html?referFrom=360&isFromOtherWeb=true