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
Renfe taps CAF for 28 battery-equipped trains
CAF has been awarded a contract for 28 new trains. The new units will operate on Renfe’s so-called medium-distance lines. The trains will be equipped with batteries so that they can run on sections without...Read more
Wales: new passenger fleet makes great leap forward
The Welsh fleet is not the oldest in the UK, but certainly not the youngest. That, however, is all set for radical change, as part of the far-reaching renewal programme. Under the direct control of...Read more
CAF in poleposition for Dutch rolling stock contract
Dutch Railways (NS) has tapped CAF as the preferred supplier of 60 new double-decker trains, the operator announced on Wednesday. Assuming there will no appeals by the manufacturers that lost out, NS and CAF will...Read more
‘Rail is the perfect use case for assistance and autonomous technology’
Partner contentCAF and OTIV launched a joint project in July to test advanced driver assistance features for trams. For OTIV, a Belgian provider of autonomous technology for rail, the cooperation marks the next development step towards...Read more
Alstom concludes divestments to CAF as part of commitment package
Alstom last week concluded the final divestments to CAF as part of its commitments to the European Commission. The move was required in order to secure final clearance for Alstom’s 2021 takeover of Bombardier Transportation.Read more
Retrofitted hydrogen CAF train starts test runs
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has started dynamic track testing of their retrofitted Renfe Civia hydrogen-battery train for the FCH2Rail project last week. The European project Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack for Rail Applications works on...Read more
Ten additional battery-powered trains for North Rhine-Westphalia region
German operator association Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) has placed an order with CAF for 10 battery-powered trains for use in the North Rhine-Westphalia area. The contract announced earlier this week follows on a 2021 deal together...Read more
DB Regio awarded network contract in Niederrhein-Münsterland
The German transport authorities Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) and Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) have awarded DB Regio a contract for the operation of five routes on the Niederrhein-Münsterland network. In addition, VRR and NWL have ordered a...Read more
CAF to supply additional Urbos units to Metro de Granada
Local transportation company Metro de Granada has awarded CAF with a contact to supply eight Urbos light rail vehicle sets. The units are expected to enter service in early 2024.Read more
CAF widens activities in Saudi Arabia with new Saudi Railways contract
Spain’s CAF Group has inked a new deal with Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR). While the bulk of the contract involves maintenance work on trains, it also includes setting up a joint engineering department and a...Read more