De Lijn collaborates with OTIV and CAF for safer trams
De Lijn, operated by the Flemish government in Belgium, provides public transportation with approximately 99 trams. The company has announced a collaboration with Spanish rolling-stock manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and the Belgian...Read more
Alternatives to PFAS? -Error 505- not found by UNIFE for many rail uses
AnalysisWhile PFAS and its environmental and health risks are becoming an enemy of the public and people might be getting rid of their Teflon pans, the fact is that it is used nearly everywhere. Also...Read more
DSB preselects bidders for their upcoming automated S-trains
On 4 May this year, the parties behind the Danish Infrastructure Plan 2035 gave railway operator DSB the green light to put the S-trains of the future out to tender. Three train manufacturers are in...Read more
UK TransPennine Express to withdraw nearly new “Nova 3” train sets
UK passenger operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has confirmed its decision to discontinue the use of its “Nova 3” locomotive-hauled train sets, comprised of Class 68 locomotives and MkVa coaches, effective from the December 2023 timetable...Read more
Bulging order backlogs and higher profits for Spanish rolling stock manufacturers
Talgo and CAF have posted solid number over the past six months, in the past few days. CAF is sitting on a new all-time high order back log, while Talgo noted that it is on...Read more
SNCF’s new Oxygène train sets begin test phase
SNCF will welcome new rolling stock by 2026. These new trains will replace the forty-year-old Corail train sets on the Paris – Clermont-Ferrand line and the Paris – Orléans – Limoges – Toulouse. Like many...Read moreCAF cracks compound Transpennine Express woes
Transpennine Express (TPE), the troubled passenger operator recently taken back into public management by the UK government, has encountered another setback with the temporary withdrawal of its fleet of Spanish built rolling stock. The company...Read more
London’s Docklands Light Railway continued support from CAF and expansion plans considered
Spanish manufacturer CAF has secured an agreement to extend the contract awarded in June 2019 for the supply of trains for the Docklands Light Railway managed by Transport for London (TfL). The extended agreement includes...Read more
Conclusive tests for the first French hybrid Régiolis trainset in Toulouse
The last testing phase in the project to turn a diesel-electric Régiolis train into a battery-electric diesel hybrid in France, initiated in 2018 by SNCF and Alstom, was recently concluded. Earlier this week, the train...Read more
Amsterdam metros to feed brake energy back to power grid
Amsterdam public transport companies GVB and the Amsterdam transport region will initiate a project next year whereby brake energy from metros is fed back to the grid. This should increase the available energy for both...Read more
New Brussels metro rolling stock suffers from above-average wheel wear
Operator MIVB in Brussels is experiencing difficulties with its new CAF-produced M7 metro rolling stock. Above-average wheel wear is causing excessive noise and vibration impact, resulting in complaints from citizens. MIVB has accelerated its preventative...Read more
Renfe puts in new rolling stock orders worth 858 million euros
Renfe has ordered 97 new trains for its Cercanías and medium-distance services as part of its ongoing, 5.4-billion-euro rolling stock renwal campaign. The recent orders, placed with Alstom, CAF and Stadler, carry a combined value...Read more
Dutch Railways taps CAF for 600 million euro worth of new trains
Dutch Railways (NS) has ordered 60 new double-decker trains for Intercity services at Spanish manufacturer CAF for around 600 million euros. The order is split into 30 four-car units and another 30 six-car units for...Read more