Swedish operator SJ moves maintenance activities in house
Passenger train operator SJ has brought the maintenance activities of the X40 and X55 train sets in house, the company announced late last week. It recently concluded a transition period that began on February 1st.Read more
Alstom transfers Zefiro high-speed trains to Hitachi
Alstom has agreed to transfer business activities of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 Zefiro very high-speed train to Hitachi Rail. This transaction was one of the European Commission’s condition for Alstom to acquire Bombardier...Read more
Alstom sells divisions to CAF to meet conditions for Bombardier merger
Alstom announced that it has agreed to divest its Coradia Polyvalent platform, its Reichshoffen production site in France and its TALENT3 platform, currently developed in Hennigsdorf, Germany to the Spanish company CAF. This was one...Read more
ILSA starts homologation for Spanish debut
New Spanish high-speed operator ILSA started the process of homologation of their brand new fleet. The first ETR 1000, out of a fleet of 20, began the first stage of the process on the Figueras-Perpignan...Read more
Alstom does not yet meet European conditions to acquire Bombardier
More than seven months after the completion of its takeover of Bombardier, Alstom has not yet met all the conditions set by the European Commission. For example, the French train giant had to (partially) divest...Read more
ILSA’s first trains leave the factory
The first three high-speed trains for Spanish private operator ILSA are ready to depart from the factory. In the coming weeks they will travel from Italy to Spain to begin their approval process. Once this...Read more
Alpha Trains upgrades Traxx locomotives with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2
Alpha Trains has 77 locomotives upgraded with ETCS on-board equipment for Baseline 3 Release 2 (B3R2), the railway equipment leasing company reports. The upgrading is part of the replacement in the Netherlands of the current...Read more
DB Cargo tested ATO on Switzerland’s public rail network
DB Cargo recently conducted a practical test with ATO on ETCS on the Swiss main rail network. In three and a half months, on-board units from four different suppliers were tested. Baseliyos Jacob from DB...Read moreAlstom completes Bombardier purchase for 5.5 billion
The takeover of Bombardier by French train manufacturer Alstom is completed, the company announced on Friday. This makes the company the second largest train builder after the Chinese train manufacturer CRRC.Read more
Bombardier to fit ETCS signalling on UK Electrostar trains
UK Rolling stock company Porterbrook has awarded a framework agreement to Bombardier Transportation to fit onboard signalling system ETCS to Bombardier Electrostar trains in the UK. The project falls under the UK’s Digital Railway Programme.Read more
Bombardier sell to Alstom papers complete
December 1 marks the day Bombardier and Alstom have completed all the necessary administrative approvals to complete the sell of Bombardier Transports to Alstom. The talks to sell the Canadian company’s rail division to Alstom...Read more
Bombardier launches digital service for predictive maintenance on signalling
Bombardier Transportation has announced the launching of a new predictive maintenance service for rail signalling. The EBI Sense solution is developed by Bombardier’s Rail Control Solutions’ Services Team that is based in Sweden. It combines...Read more
Bombardier builds 14 more double-deck coaches for Lower Saxony
Bombardier Transportation has received an order from German regional public transport operator LandesNahVerkehrsGesellschaft (LNVG) in Lower Saxony for 14 additional Bombardier TWINDEXX Vario double-deck coaches. A total of 12 intermediate cars and two control cars...Read more