Giruno train licenced for operating in Gotthard Tunnel
The new SMILE high-speed train, also called Giruno by SBB, was licenced by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) for operating on the country’s rail network including the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The vehicle will...Read more
New welding robot will make parts of TGV trains
Alstom is installing the highest-capacity welding robot of the rail industry in its production facility in Le Creusot, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The innovation will improve the manufacture of parts for the new-generation RER and TGV trains. The...Read more
Trenitalia launches preventive maintenance of high-speed trains
Italy’s national railway operator Trenitalia will launch the preventive and corrective maintenance project of 59 high-speed trains of the ETR 500 type also called ‘Frecciarossa’ (Red Arrow). The works will be performed by CAF Italia,...Read more
Rail Baltica: Seven hours for train travel from Tallinn to Warsaw
Since 2026 passengers will travel between Tallinn and Warsaw by the Rail Baltica line in less than seven hours. The high-speed trains will run from Tallinn to Warsaw and Vilnius four times per day at...Read more
USA considers ultra-high-speed railway to Canada
The US state of Washington wants to launch an ultra-high-speed rail service to neighbouring Canada. The bullet trains will ride at a maximum speed of 400 kilometres per hour linking the cities of Portland and...Read more
China to launch regular automated high-speed trains in 2022
China Railway will launch regular self-driving high-speed trains in 2022. The automated units will serve the line between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, two host cities of the 2022 Winter Olympics. They will be able to operate...Read more
PKP Intercity launches Wi-Fi service on Pendolino trains
Polish long-distance rail operator PKP Intercity launched Wi-Fi onboard service on its Pendolino ED250 high-speed train branded as Express InterCity Premium. It is the first unit of this type equipped with a wireless internet connection....Read more
Bombardier Sifang triples high-speed train delivery for China Railway
Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) was awarded by China Railway with a second contract for supplying 18 high-speed trainsets CR400AF. Thus, the joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and CRRC Sifang almost tripled the number of ordered...Read more
Russian Railways unveils concept of high-speed train
A concept of a 12-car high-speed train was unveiled on Tuesday at the 12th International Forum and Exhibition Transport of Russia by High-Speed Rail Lines, subsidiary of Russian Railways. This type of rolling stock will...Read more
Morocco inaugurates the first high-speed railway in Africa
Morocco officially inaugurated the 380-kilometre Tangier-Casablanca high-speed line on Thursday. It is the first of its kind in Africa. The local government intends to build a nationwide railway network for bullet trains. The official ceremony was...Read more
Bombardier’s joint venture to build 120 high-speed train cars for China
Bombardier Transportation announced Monday that its Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), has been awarded a contract with China Railway to supply 120 CR400AF new Chinese standard high-speed train cars for China’s high-speed...Read more
High-speed train Ouigo to serve Gare de Lyon in Paris
Gare de Lyon will be the third central Paris train station to be served by Ouigo, the low-cost high-speed service of SNCF. SNCF president Mr Guillaume Pepy confirmed the new service last Friday during an...Read more
Alstom to install Wi-Fi on PKP trains
Polish railway company Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) signed a contract with Alstom for the installation of Wi-Fi in Express InterCity Premium (EIP) trains, which were originally built by Alstom as Pendolino trains. The first EIP...Read more