Partner contentIf a train approaches that it is pristine condition, it can mean a few things: it is brand new or it has been washed. However, it can also mean that a protective film has been...Read more
Czech Railways is extending the pre-sale period for reservations from closing two hours before departure to 30 minutes by means of a test for several train services, made possible by digital improvements and displays installed...Read more
Talgo will be manufacturing seven new train sets for night services for Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the company announced last week. The order is valued at around 280 million euros.Read more
The profitability of Siemens Mobility is expected to come out at 7.5 to 8.5 percent in 2022, Siemens said in its financial presentation for the third quarter released on Thursday. The company had previously targeted...Read more
While train spotting is a popular activity, it is by no means something mainstream. That has changed over the past 1,5 years with the meteoric rise in popularity of Francis Bourgeois. Through Instagram and TikTok,...Read more
Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train: it could even make diesel-fuelled train operation nearly carbon-neutral, according to new research. US-based startup CO2Rail Company, together with researchers from various universities, are working to...Read more
Alstom last week concluded the final divestments to CAF as part of its commitments to the European Commission. The move was required in order to secure final clearance for Alstom’s 2021 takeover of Bombardier Transportation.Read more
Ricardo and its partners have received additional funding in order to move their ‘Holistic Hydrogen Approach to Heavy Duty Transport’ (H2H) project to the next phase.Read more
ÖBB Train Tech will invest 600 million euro in its 22 maintenance locations across Austria, the company said on Wednesday. The sites in Vienna, Linz, St. Pölten, Knittelfeld and Innsbruck will be the main beneficiaries.Read more
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has started dynamic track testing of their retrofitted Renfe Civia hydrogen-battery train for the FCH2Rail project last week. The European project Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack for Rail Applications works on...Read more
The Romanian Transport Ministry endorsed the procurement of twelve hydrogen trains on Wednesday. The trains will be financed by the country’s recovery and resilience plan, with funding from the EU.Read more
Alstom has ended the first quarter of financial year 2022/2023 with a 13-percent drop in orders received. Sales on the other hand, were up 5 percent over the same period last year.Read more
Deploying train drivers more flexibly across the many rail freight companies in Germany could make better use of rail capacity, which is currently straining in many places in the country. A project with the Pro-Rail...Read more
Has the pandemic made an end to regular business travel abroad? Not according to Eurostar, which reports a significant uptick in business travel in the first half of 2022. Business travel on the high-speed rail...Read more
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
