First ATO trip with passengers in Netherlands
Arriva Netherlands is moving further in examining the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) technology. The company’s diesel-electric GTW train has performed the unmanned trip in the Groningen area with the passengers on board. It is the...Read more
More diesel Flirt trains for Texas
Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail has concluded a new deal to deliver the Flirt trains to the state of Texas. The company will supply eight diesel vehicles of this type for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit...Read more
Stadler opens first manufacturing plant in US
Swiss train producer Stadler Rail has opened its first manufacturing facility in the USA. The plant is located in Salt Lake City, close to the local international airport. The facility will produce the electric, diesel...Read more
‘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
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
Stadler to deliver rolling stock for the High Tatras region, Slovakia
Stadler has secured a contract to deliver rolling stock suitable for operation in mountainous regions, such as the High Tatras mountain range in Slovakia. The manufacturer is to deliver five rack-and-pinion/adhesion traction GTW-type multiple units...Read more