Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Belgium: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 6 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €3.29 million. Belgium imported €543 million of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 35.9% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 49 companies have won 84 public supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Belgium, in 53 award notices from 9 public buyers.
  • 70.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Belgium; the most frequent foreign origin is France.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 32.1% of all awards.
  • 30.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Belgium — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €99.6 billion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Belgium", https://cresques.com/markets/be/346-railway-and-tramway-locomotives-and-rolling-stock, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
49
since November 2023
Award notices
53
on TED
Public buyers
9
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€542.6M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Belgium: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
84
in 53 award notices
Awarded value
€282.7M
from 76% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
49
with at least one award
Public buyers
9
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 232320242025: 6620252026: 55552026
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Contracts awarded by year
202423
20256
202655
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €178.1M€178.1M20242025: €3.3M€3.3M20252026: €101.3M€101.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€178.1M
2025€3.3M
2026€101.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 75
  2. Railway operators: 9
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration75
Railway operators9
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest63
    BE10
    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 63
  2. Prov. Brabant wallon10
    BE31
    Prov. Brabant wallon: 10
  3. Prov. Antwerpen5
    BE21
    Prov. Antwerpen: 5
  4. Prov. Hainaut5
    BE32
    Prov. Hainaut: 5
  5. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1
    BE23
    Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest63
Prov. Brabant wallon10
Prov. Antwerpen5
Prov. Hainaut5
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 14.3%, Medium-sized 4.8%, Small 8.3%, SME (size not stated) 47.6%, Size not stated 25%Large companies: 12 (14.3%)14%Medium-sized: 4 (4.8%)Small: 7 (8.3%)SME (size not stated): 40 (47.6%)48%Size not stated: 21 (25%)25%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies12 · 14.3%
Medium-sized4 · 4.8%
Small7 · 8.3%
SME (size not stated)40 · 47.6%
Size not stated21 · 25%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. France9
    France: 9
  2. Netherlands6
    Netherlands: 6
  3. Spain4
    Spain: 4
  4. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  5. Denmark2
    Denmark: 2
  6. Switzerland1
    Switzerland: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
France9
Netherlands6
Spain4
Germany3
Denmark2
Switzerland1
Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)2023: €399.3M€399.3M20232024: €507.6M€507.6M20242025: €542.6M€542.6M2025
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Imports of these goods into Belgium, all buyers (EUR)
2023€399.3M
2024€507.6M
2025€542.6M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Sint-Gillis52
    Sint-Gillis: 52
  2. Nivelles10
    Nivelles: 10
  3. Brussel6
    Brussel: 6
  4. Bruxelles5
    Bruxelles: 5
  5. Mons5
    Mons: 5
  6. Geel4
    Geel: 4
  7. Gent1
    Gent: 1
  8. Mechelen1
    Mechelen: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Sint-Gillis52
Nivelles10
Brussel6
Bruxelles5
Mons5
Geel4
Gent1
Mechelen1

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604, 8602, 8605, 8608 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Belgium

70.2%

Awards to companies registered in Belgium: 70.2%

25 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

32.1%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 32.1%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

30.7%

Lots with a single bid: 30.7%

Among 75 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Siemens Mobility nv12 public contracts in total
  2. Rail Line Components, S.L.U.30 public contracts in total
  3. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.20 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Belgium

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Who wins public contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Belgium?
49 companies won 53 contract award notices for these categories from 9 public buyers in Belgium since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Siemens Mobility nv, Rail Line Components, S.L.U., Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A..
How big is the railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Belgium?
In 2025, public buyers in Belgium awarded 6 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (66.7%) add up to €3.29 million. Belgium imported €543 million of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 35.9% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Belgium?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Municipalia — Le Salon des Mandataires, Busworld Europe, IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.