Around 580 railway stations in Switzerland will be modernised while 100 stations will be adapted by 2023 to become accessible...680 Swiss stations will become accessible for disabled people
Stadler has signed a contract with Swiss regional rail company Schweizerische Südostbahn (SOB) for supplying twelve additional Flirt trains on...Schweizerische Südostbahn to receive more Flirt trains
Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST), a joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and CRRC Sifang, was awarded by China Railway with a...Bombardier Sifang triples high-speed train delivery for China Railway
95-tonnes level crossing installed in the Netherlands
Strukton Rail has installed a 95-tonnes concrete level crossing in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn. It was manufactured by voestalpine Railpro and Spanbeton. The crossing concrete plate is one of the heaviest ever installed in...Read more
Stadler will deliver more Flirt trains to Norway
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has signed an agreement on Wednesday with Norske tog for supplying another 25 FLIRT trains. Thus, Norwegian state leasing company used the last option of the contract concluded in August...Read more
Alstom and Siemens update merger proposal to European Commission
Two European rolling stock manufacturers Alstom and Siemens Mobility have submitted a new joint remedy package to the European Commission in order to receive approval for their merger deal signed on 29 March 2018. The...Read more
Bucharest seeks supplier for 100 trams
City authorities of Bucharest have announced a procurement proceeding to supply 100 trams for 845.7 million Lei without VAT (181.6 million Euros). The bids are allowed to submit by February 14, 2019. The winner will...Read more
Turkish companies revive old passenger trains
A consortium of Turkish technology companies has modernised some old E14000 three-car electric multiple units of Turkish State Railways (TCDD). The first two trains are being tested now. The consortium expects to upgrade another forty...Read more
Alstom to equip Israel Railways fleet with ETCS
French technology company Alstom has won a contract for the installation of ETCS (European Train Control System) Level 2 onboard equipment on rolling stock of national railway operator Israel Railways (ISR). The 45 million Euros...Read more
Hungary launches new train service to Ukraine
Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has launched a new train service to Ukraine. In seven hours, it delivers passengers from Budapest to the Ukrainian city of Mukachevo. The train runs daily via a dual gauge railway...Read more
Railway services Germany disrupted due to strikes
German railway workers staged a four-hour strike this morning from 5-9am. Local, regional and long-distance train traffic has been affected, for passengers and freight transport. At 9am strains started moving again, but long-distance travel will...Read more
Siemens presents first Mireo train for Rhine Valley
German rolling stock manufacturer Siemens Mobility has presented its first completed Mireo train that will run on the railways of Rhine Valley. Next year, the three-car electric trainset will be tested by the company’s Test...Read more
Flexity tram made first regular trip in Vienna
A Flexity low-floor tram produced by Bombardier Transportation made a first regular trip on the streets of Vienna. The vehicle got access for operations after extensive testing for a year. Flexity trams will replace the...Read more