Topic: Diesel-train

Vivarail battery-powered train, source: Vivarail

‘Battery trains – a good alternative to diesel trains or electrification of railway lines’

There is absolutely no reason to wait with battery trains in the Netherlands. It is a misconception that the technique would not be mature enough yet, believes Martien Janse, Rolling Stock director at Strukton. What...Read more

20-03-2019|Comment|author: Yvonne Ton

CAF wins new order in Australia

The Momentum Trains consortium led by Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) will design, manufacture and provide maintenance of the new regional fleet for passenger service in New South Wales (NSW). The total...Read more

14-02-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Class 170 Turbostar hybrid train, source: Porterbrook

Ricardo to examine first UK hybrid train

British engineering company Ricardo will oversee the conversion of the Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ diesel multiple unit into the first UK hybrid vehicle. The train will be equipped with MTU Hybrid PowerPacks that combines diesel and...Read more

12-02-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

ZSSK Class 861 at Humenne railway station, source: Wikipedia

ZSSK upgrades its fleet with home-produced trains

Slovak national passenger operator Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) invests in upgrading its fleet. The company has already ordered 25 electric multiple units for 160 million Euros and 21 diesel trainsets for 71 million Euros. The...Read more

08-02-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Stadler train in Apulia, source: Stadler

Stadler to supply more narrow-gauge trains to Italy

Swiss rolling stock producer Stadler will supply four three-car diesel trains to Italian railway operator Ferrovie Appulo Lucane (FAL). The vehicles will serve the 950-millimetre narrow-gauge routes in Apulia and Basilicata regions. The units worth...Read more

15-01-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko