European railway operators unite for international trains
Four European state-owned railway operators have joined forces to develop international and night trains. The companies intend to offer more connections and increase capacity on the existing routes. These moves will improve passenger service and...Read more
Fully automated metros run in six EU countries
Most of the EU Members have at least one metro system. However, only six of them operate automated metro systems (GoA4). The largest number of unmanned networks are located in France and Italy. Together, they...Read more
Czech private operators will enter regional lines
After several years of successful operations on the mainline between Prague and Ostrava, two major Czech private railway operators are preparing to enter the country’s regional lines. On 15 December 2019, Leo Express will launch...Read more
Trenitalia seeks supplier for 250 electric trains
Italy’s state-owned rail operator Trenitalia has launched the procurement process for the purchase of 250 electric multiple units. The overall cost of the trains is circa 2.7 billion Euros. 250 single-deck vehicles will be used...Read more
Stadler supplies 80 trams to Milan
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has won a tender to deliver 80 Tramlink light rail vehicles. The trams will be supplied for Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), a public transport company in Milan, in a...Read more
Trenitalia orders more Frecciarossa high-speed trains
Italy’s national rail operator Trenitalia has ordered additional 14 Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed trains. The entire batch is valued at 575 million Euros. The order will be fulfilled by Hitachi Rail and Bombardier Transportation. The Frecciarossa (Red...Read more
Vossloh to supply switch components to Sweden and Italy
German rail technology company Vossloh has signed two multi-year framework agreements for supplying switch components to Sweden and Italy. The total price of both deals is 100 million Euros. The Swedish agreement provides the delivery of...Read more
European Commission invests 776 million in rail projects
The European Commission is investing a total of 776 million Euros in rail projects in Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Romania. It is part of a major investment of 4 billion Euros for infrastructure...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
Free workshops at Freight and Terminal Forum
The first high-speed railway service for freight, the Swiss modal shift policy and the SBB-led project towards automated coupling; all these have in common that they are the topic of a workshop at the Freight...Read more
Strukton Rail strengthens position in Italy
Dutch technology company Strukton Rail has increased its stake in the Italian rail contractor Costruzioni Linee Ferroviarie (CLF) from 60 to 100 per cent. The 40 per cent of shares were purchased from Unieco. The...Read more
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
PKP Intercity purchased 6 Italian locotractors in 2018
Polish long-distance rail operator PKP Intercity purchased six rail-road locotractors Crab 1500E in 2018. The vehicles worth 2.7 million Zlotys (more than 632 thousand Euros) will improve the shunting operations of the Polish carrier. All...Read more