Topic: Norway

Vy-branded train in Norway, source: Vy (NSB)

Norwegian State Railways transforms to Vy

Norwegian State Railways has changed its brand name from NSB to Vy. The new name means vista or prospect in Norwegian. The term also means having ambitions or a vision for the future. The rebranding...Read more

01-05-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Stadler will deliver more Flirt trains to Norway

Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has signed an agreement on Wednesday with Norske tog for supplying another 25 FLIRT trains. Thus, Norwegian state leasing company used the last option of the contract concluded in August...Read more

12-12-2018|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Norway to spend 2.8 billion Euros on railway network in 2019

The Norwegian government is planning to spend 26.4 Norwegian kroner (2.8 billion Euros) on the country’s railway network in 2019. That’s a 12.4 per cent increase from the 2018 budget. The money will be spent...Read more

16-10-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof

Train at Geilo railway station Norway Bane NOR

Siemens wins Norwegian ETCS contract worth 800 million Euros

Bane NOR, the state-owned agency responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, has contracted Siemens to upgrade the signaling equipment of the entire Norwegian rail network to the European Train Control System (ETCS). The contract...Read more

13-04-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof