Drop in railway accidents does not stop ÖBB from launching new safety campaign
Despite a steady drop in the number of railway accidents and fatalities in Austria over the past decade, ÖBB is embarking on a new safety campaign aimed at school-going children, adolescents and young adults on...Read more
ÖBB increases use of solar energy in western Austria
ÖBB is working to install more solar panels in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol, with new installations planned on such buildings as train stations, track construction halls and terminal buildings.Read more
How is train monitoring in Austria and Europe developing?
Partner articleAustria is a frontrunner in Europe when it comes to monitoring of trains. ÖBB Infrastructure and voestalpine Signaling are currently installing checkpoints where multiple monitoring solutions are combined. How can this improve operations of railway...Read more
ÖBB to introduce energy-saving sleeping mode for parked trains
ÖBB will be equipping its Cityjet trains from the Siemens Desiro ML series with new software so that they can be put in so-called ‘sleep mode plus’. The installation campaign should be completed by mid-2023.Read more
ÖBB plans exploration drilling for new railway tunnel
ÖBB will start exploration drilling in the spring of 2023 to advance the planning stage for a new 1,6-kilometre cross-border railway tunnel from Schaftenau to the Bavarian Inn Valley.Read more
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility unveil next-gen Nightjet interior
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility presented the next generation of Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars on Tuesday. The new rolling stock will be entered into service towards the end of the summer of 2023. By year-end 2025, 33...Read more
TUI launches new night trains to Austrian ski resorts
Major German tourism business TUI on Tuesday announced the introduction of the TUI Ski Express in cooperation with GreenCityTrip. From December 23 onwards, new night train services will depart to Austrian ski resorts in Tirol...Read more
ÖBB-Infrastruktur moves new support structure for viaduct into place
ÖBB-Infrastruktur moved a first set new concrete support structures for the Inntal viaduct into place on Tuesday. The viaduct is part of the Austria’s Karwendelbahn and was in need of repairsRead more
ÖBB beefs up maintenance operation with 600-million-euro investment
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
Bosruck tunnel renovation works in Austria all but complete
The major upgrade and renovation works on the Bosruck railway tunnel have been completed following a construction period of six years. ÖBB will put the finishing touches on the more than 100-year-old tunnel in the...Read more
Financial module for planning application RailApp adds important piece of the puzzle
Partner articleRailApp introduced a financial module for its rail sector planning application earlier this year. Using this new feature, railway companies and professionals alike can generate a cost specification following an assignment or job. As such,...Read more
Semmering base tunnel breakthrough achieved in Austria
Tunnelling crews achieved the first breakthrough of the twin-tube Semmering base tunnel construction project in Austria on Friday. The hole-through moment came some seven years after the start of construction.Read more
‘ÖBB and ČD breached EU rules by blocking RegioJet from access to rolling stock’
Czech Railways ČD and the Austrian ÖBB boycotted RegioJet to keep the operator from access to used rolling stock between 2012 and 2016, the European Commission says in a preliminary statement to the companies.Read more