Russian rolling stock supplier Transmashholding has certified longish trainsets of Ivolga electric multiple units that will run in the Moscow...Transmashholding certifies longish Ivolga trains for Moscow lines
The airport of Nice is now connected to the tramway network of the city of Nice, thanks to a 1.7-kilometre...Nice airport gets innovative tram link with city
Swiss rolling stock company Stadler was awarded a new contract for the delivery of eight additional six-car double-decker Kiss trains...Stadler to supply more double-decker trains to Hungary
Bombardier delivers wayside system to Bangkok Skytrain extension
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has delivered a turnkey wayside rail system for the 13-kilometre extension of Bangkok’s rapid transit Skytrain. The new section will increase the capacity of the public transport system up to 100,000...Read more
Switzerland to construct first Hyperloop route in Europe
Switzerland will become the first European country to test the Hyperloop technology. Non-profit research institute EuroTube together with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and canton Valais will construct the three-kilometre trial track. The works are expected...Read more
Karlsruhe orders more Flexity vehicles for tram-train service
German public transport operator Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft has ordered twenty additional light rail vehicles for the Karlsruhe tram-train service. The two-car trams will be supplied by Bombardier Transportation between May 2020 and March 2021. The order costs 87...Read more
Stadler tests coaches for Baku-Istanbul train in Germany
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler will deliver the first sleeping coaches to Azerbaijan in the first quarter of 2019. Now, the carriages run trial rides on the German railway network. The cars are expected to...Read more
Alstom delivered first Citadis tram for future Avignon transit system
The French agglomeration community Grand Avignon has received the first Citadis X05 tram produced by Alstom. The vehicle will start trial rides in January. The first regular trip is scheduled for June 2019, when the...Read more
680 Swiss stations will become accessible for disabled people
Around 580 railway stations in Switzerland will be modernised while 100 stations will be adapted by 2023 to become accessible for people with reduced mobility. Such measures allow doubling the number of stations fit for...Read more
Schweizerische Südostbahn to receive more Flirt trains
Stadler has signed a contract with Swiss regional rail company Schweizerische Südostbahn (SOB) for supplying twelve additional Flirt trains on Thursday. The units will enter service in December 2019. Initially, they will serve regional routes...Read more
Bombardier Sifang triples high-speed train delivery for China Railway
Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) was awarded by China Railway with a second contract for supplying 18 high-speed trainsets CR400AF. Thus, the joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and CRRC Sifang almost tripled the number of ordered...Read more
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