ESTRAM Shared 21 Years of Experience at the Congress

ESTRAM Shared 21 Years of Experience at the Congress - RaillyNews
ESTRAM Shared 21 Years of Experience at the Congress - RaillyNews

Eskişehir Light Rail System Operation (ESTRAM A.Ş.), one of the subsidiaries of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, participated in the Rail Systems Congress and Exhibition organised for the second time this year and shared its 21 years of knowledge and innovations brought to the sector.

Organised under the secretariat of TMMOB Chamber of Electrical Engineers Eskişehir Branch, in partnership with TMMOB Chamber of Mechanical Engineers Eskişehir Branch, TMMOB Chamber of Civil Engineers Eskişehir Branch and with the support of Eskişehir Osmangazi University and Eskişehir Technical University, the event brought together all stakeholders in the rail systems sector.

At the ESTRAM stand, the services and technical innovations that the company has brought to Eskişehir transport for 21 years were introduced to the participants. Hakan Murat Bayındır, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ESTRAM, and Cem Tuzcuoğlu, Deputy Technical General Manager of ESTRAM, informed the visitors about ESTRAM’s sustainable transport vision, technological investments and the work they are carrying out on the future of urban rail systems.

In the congress, rolling stock, line planning, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and design, safety, accessibility, electrification, signalling, energy management and strategies to increase the rate of domestic production were discussed.

During the three-day congress, which was opened at Odunpazarı Municipality Hasan Polatkan Cultural Centre, panels, technical sessions, academic presentations and an exhibition area with product presentations of sector companies will be open to visitors.

With its participation in the congress, ESTRAM both conveyed its experience in urban rail systems and strengthened its cooperation with stakeholders in the sector for future transport technologies.

Greece Takes Delivery of Second FDI HN-Class Frigate Nearchos - RaillyNews
EUROPE

Greece Takes Delivery of Second FDI HN-Class Frigate Nearchos

Greece commissions second FDI HN frigate Nearchos in Lorient ceremony Greece received the second FDI HN (Belharra) class frigate, Nearchos, after a formal naming and flag-raising ceremony held on 30 October 2026 in Lorient, France. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias attended the ceremony and signed the formal decision to add 🚄
Germany Unveils AI-Controlled Counter-Air Defense System - RaillyNews
EUROPE

Germany Unveils AI-Controlled Counter-Air Defense System

Helsing unveils Contra — an AI-driven layered air defense designed for mass raids Helsing developed Contra to detect, prioritize and defeat large concentrations of fast air threats such as jet-powered UAS and cruise missiles. The system combines distributed sensors, an AI decision-support layer and multiple interceptor types so operators can 🚄
Isle of Wight Island Line Closed Until November 15 - RaillyNews
EUROPE

Isle of Wight Island Line Closed Until November 15

Island Line closure, scope and schedule The Island Line on the Isle of Wight closed on 31 October for a concentrated period of track renewal and infrastructure upgrades. Network Rail Wessex and South Western Railway (SWR) carry out the works in two phases: the first phase runs until 15 November 🚄
CPKC Objects to Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger - RaillyNews
AMERICA

CPKC Objects to Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger

CPKC asks STB to end Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger review, citing misconduct Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has asked the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) to terminate the review of the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, arguing that Union Pacific’s conduct—particularly comments by CEO Jim Vena at the March 2026 SWARS 🚄
Amtrak Cascades Schedule Change - RaillyNews
AMERICA

Amtrak Cascades Schedule Change

Vancouver station clocks will show a one-hour advance on Nov 1 Amtrak updated Cascades schedules to reflect local clock differences, not train speed or routing changes. Starting Nov 1, Amtrak’s published timetable lists Pacific Central Station in Vancouver one hour ahead of Seattle local times because British Columbia will remain 🚄
158-Year-Old Vught Station Building in the Netherlands Moved 13.6 Meters - RaillyNews
EUROPE

158-Year-Old Vught Station Building in the Netherlands Moved 13.6 Meters

Historic Vught station moved intact to enable sunken railway — what happened ProRail relocated the 1868 Vught station building, including its basement, 13.6 metres east on 30 October using a controlled sliding operation so the structure could remain as a national monument while the railway line is put below the 🚄
EU Rail Passenger Transport Breaks Record - RaillyNews
EUROPE

EU Rail Passenger Transport Breaks Record

EU rail passenger traffic reached an all-time high in 2025 Railway operators across the European Union reported 457 billion passenger‑kilometers in 2025, the most since Eurostat began collecting comparable data in 2004. That volume represents a 2.6% increase on 2024 and stands 14.2% above the 2019 pre-pandemic level. Operators in 🚄
Finland Orders €240M for 21 New Stadler Sm7 Trains - RaillyNews
EUROPE

Finland Orders €240M for 21 New Stadler Sm7 Trains

Sm7 Fleet Expands to 41 Units After New 21-Train Order RailStock Finland, the state-owned rolling stock company, signed a contract in late October 2026 to exercise options within its 2022 supply agreement with Stadler and purchase 21 additional Sm7 electric multiple units (EMUS). That addition brings the total Sm7 order 🚄
Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Launches Varanasi–New Delhi Service - RaillyNews
ASIA

Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Launches Varanasi–New Delhi Service

Vande Bharat Sleeper launches overnight Varanasi–New Delhi service Indian Railways will start the new Vande Bharat Sleeper overnight service between Varanasi and New Delhi on 31 October 2026. The train departs Varanasi at 20:50 and arrives New Delhi at 06:10 the next morning; the return departs New Delhi at 21:40 🚄
Turkish Straits Wrestler Yüksel Sarıçiçek Wins Silver at World Championships - RaillyNews
Turkiye

Turkish Straits Wrestler Yüksel Sarıçiçek Wins Silver at World Championships

Yüksel Sarıçiçek Claims Silver in Greco-Roman 82 kg at Astana 2026 Yüksel Sarıçiçek secured the silver medal in the Greco-Roman 82 kg division at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Competing for Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi ASKİ Spor Kulübü and the Turkish national team, Sarıçiçek produced a series 🚄