Hitachi Rail to provide Trenitalia with 30 high-speed trains
Hitachi Rail has formalised an agreement valued at 861 million euros with Trenitalia for the procurement of 30 ETR1000 high-speed trains, with an option for an additional ten trains for an extra 287 million euros....Read more
Alstom cuts 1,500 jobs to stabilise finances
French manufacturer of trains, metros and rail systems Alstom is to cut some 1,500 jobs. While its sales are going up, the company’s shares dropped last month and the intervention is part of a larger...Read more
FleetShield expands focus with advisory role, enhancing efficiency for train manufacturers
FleetShield, a company specialising in film applications and wrapping of rolling stock, is changing course to take on an advisory role for manufacturers and railway operators. “We realised guidance for engineering departments is important, and...Read more
New Generation RER train launched in Paris
On Monday 13 November at Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, Valérie Pécresse, President of Île-de-France Mobilités, Brice Rabaste, Vice-President of Île-de-France Mobilités, Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs and Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO of Alstom, inaugurated the...Read more
Alstom to open new maintenance depot in Bucharest
Alstom will construct a new depot in Bucharest for the maintenance of new electric Coradia Stream passenger trains with an investment of 50 million euros. It will service the 37 Coradia Stream passenger trains acquired by...Read more
Škoda Group to deliver 15 more trams for Brno City Transport Company
The tram fleet of Brno, Czech Republic, is set to undergo a significant modernization as the outdated KT8 trams from the 1980s and 1990s are to be replaced by 15 ForCity Smart 45T trams. These...Read more
ÖBB night-trains will have “pods” for solo travellers from December on
Austria’s national railway company, ÖBB, is set to introduce a new fleet of 33 night trains in December 2023. Among the various enhancements offered, a distinctive feature is their emphasis on accommodating solo travellers. The...Read more
‘Too many ERTMS versions are causing headaches to companies in the rolling stock business’
The current ERTMS situation brings a dilemma: there is a concrete chance that some locomotives might not be allowed to run on several European railways until 2026, according to Alberto Lacchini, General Manager for Italy...Read more
Alstom and SNCF present first diesel-converted battery train
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs presented the first diesel-converted battery Regional Train (TER) for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on 18 October. It will undergo several testing phases before being allowed to run on the French tracks...Read more
New operator Evolyn hopes to challenge Eurostar’s reign in the Channel Tunnel
Two weeks ago, the last red train adorned with the Thalys name left Paris for Brussels. Henceforth, high-speed rail connections between London and Paris, but also Belgium and the Netherlands, will be run exclusively under...Read more
California signs with Stadler for America’s first hydrogen trains
The State of California and Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler have signed an agreement for the supply of hydrogen trains this Thursday. Under the contract worth 80 million US dollars (approximately 75 million euros), Stadler...Read more
AI inspecting ICEs: Deutsche Bahn develops E-Check using robotics
Deutsche Bahn is investing 55 million euros in an “E-Check” process to inspect ICE trains using AI and robots to supply the ICE with fresh water and pumping out the wastewater. The first ICE plant...Read more
Second TGV M trainset begins tests on the French network
The TGV M test campaign, which began in June 2023, accelerated in October with the arrival of a second test train on the French national rail network. It will be running until mid-November on the...Read more