64 customized trams worth 363 million euros to be delivered to Cologne
Today, Cologne Public Transport Authority has signed a contract with Alstom and Kiepe Electric to receive 64 low-floor Citadis trams. They are worth a total of 363 million euros and will be customized and adapted...Read more
Installation with moving overhead line brought into operation for new NS trains
Over the past year the Watergraafsmeer maintenance workshop in Amsterdam has been converted to be able to maintain the Intercity New Generation (ICNG). VolkerRail, Pilz, Broeze Nijverdal and LiftingPlus have designed an installation with a...Read more
Ukrainian railways announces restructuring plans
Ukrainian Railways will start important restructuring plans together with an increase in investments of 776.6 million euros in infrastructure, locomotives, freight wagons and passengers services. This was recently announced by chairman Volodymyr Zhmak of UZ...Read more
Alstom trains will operate in Romania for the first time
Metrorex SA, stated-owned Bucharest Metro operator, has signed a contract with Alstom to receive 30 Metropolis trains. The contract is worth over 100 million euros and if extended can go up to 240 million euros....Read more
Italian rail operator FS and energy company study hydrogen train operation
Italian rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has partnered with Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network. They signed a memorium of understanding to evaluate the technical...Read more
Alstom certified for both on-board and trackside ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2
Independent railway certification body Belgorail has issued the certification to Alstom for their on-board and trackside system with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2. According to Alstom it is now the ‘first company in the world...Read more
Rail infrastructure gap reduction in Europe is too slow
As Western European countries advance in rail infrastructure, digitalization and innovation; Central and Eastern countries have been falling behind. This has led to creating a gap in Europe’s Rail Infrastructure as a whole. Next year,...Read more
First trains with ERTMS baseline 3 will be deployed in Norway from 2021
By the beginning of 2021, trains equipped with the latest onboard train control system ERTMS Baseline 3 Release 2 (BL3R2) will be ready for commercial service in Norway, announced Alstom Nordics. The first locomotive equipped...Read more
‘On-board ETCS system can be more flexible and cost efficient’
The current way in which the on-board safety system ERTMS is being implemented can be way more flexible and cost efficient, says CEO Stanislas Pinte of the Signalling Company. Current market offers for on-board system...Read more
Siemens Avenio HF come to Dusseldorf and Duisburg in 2025
Siemens Mobility has announced that 109 of their Avenio high-floor light rails were ordered by Düsseldorfer Rheinbahn AG and Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft. These will provide transport for two million people in Dusseldorf and Duisburg in 2025....Read more
Successful train evacuation exercise in the Ceneri Base Tunnel
Swiss railway operator SBB conducted a rescue exercise in the Ceneri Base Tunnel last weekend. The main focus of the “Sare” rescue exercise and emergency drills was to go over the rescue procedures inside and...Read more
Deutsche Bahn invests 400 million in new ICE maintenance facility
There are plans for a new facility in the German city of Nuremberg for the maintenance of ICE trains. Deutsche Bahn invests 400 million in the maintenance facility, and creates 450 new jobs with the...Read more
100 regional trains in Denmark ready for ERTMS
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark has equipped 100 trains that run on the intercity and regional lines with ETCS. More than 200 vehicles will be retrofitted with the new technology in the coming years. This...Read more