Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the design of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line last week. 94 of these new trains will soon be in production to replace...Read more
The third metro line was put into operation in Sofia. It crosses the Bulgarian capital from northeast to southwest providing fast and reliable communication between the city centre and the remote neighbourhoods. Four more stations...Read more
Dutch travellers will be able to use a new multimodal digital platform for planning their trips across the country from 2021. They can do this by combining various modes of transport. It will be launched...Read more
In order to meet safety requirements in pandemic times, public transport operators need new innovative solutions. To this end, French technology and rolling stock company Alstom has applied its AI-based mobility supervision system to monitor...Read more
French technology group Thales is continuing to improve metro networks in Asia. It will deploy its SelTrac communication-based train control system on the metro lines in South Korea, China and Turkey. The CBTC solution allows...Read more
No sooner had China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation completed the deal with Vossloh Group than it achieved another success in Europe. CRRC Tangshan, a part of the Chinese manufacturing state-owned holding, has won the procurement...Read more
Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, intends to introduce the new type of trains in its metro network. They will have an open gangway connection between the carriages. Currently, all three metro systems in Ukraine...Read more
French public transport company RATP is preparing one of the oldest routes of Paris Metro for introducing the Automatic Train Operation (ATO). Line 4 has been equipped with a new operation control centre. It was...Read more
Trains running in Hamburg U-Bahn are able to power one of the metro stations. This was made possible by the Hesop energy converter that collects and redirects braking energy into the grid. The innovative solution...Read more
Stadler Rail has been chosen as a supplier of 42 two-carriage metro trains for Newcastle upon Tyne. The new rolling stock will replace the existing vehicles running in the Tyne and Wear Metro since its...Read more
British rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail has completed the testing of its battery train, the first one in the UK. The Class 230 vehicle was approved for passenger transportation. This year, the diesel-battery hybrid trains will...Read more
After selling a major part of its aviation business, Canadian company Bombardier plans to get rid of its rail activities. It has started negotiations with the French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom on a possible merger....Read more
The consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation has been chosen as a supplier of 44 new generation trains to Paris Metro. This number could be increased with several options up to 410 eco-designed trainsets. Between...Read more
Alstom will install equipment for the automated operation on both lines of Marseille Metro. The French technology company will also develop and supply 38 new rubber-tyred metro trains. They will run in semi-automatic mode with...Read more
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
