Welsh railway test centre ready to be built
An opencast mine in Wales will be the construction ground for a brand new railway testing center. At the Global Centre of Rail Excellence, rolling stock, infrastructure and new technology will be tested in the...Read more
Thales to install ETCS Level 2 in Finland
Thales has been selected to provide and install ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Kotka-Kouvola-Hamina line. It will be the first ETCS Level 2 track in Finland, which will prepare for the launch a nation-wide...Read more
Deutsche Bahn to deploy 5G on test tracks in Ore Mountains
Deutsche Bahn is planning to deploy the 5G technology on its railway test track in the Ore Mountains. The new mobile standard will be examined within the digitalisation policy of the railway operator. The project...Read more
Dutch ICNG train being tested in Czechia
Dutch rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) launched trials of the InterCity Next Generation (ICNG) train. The five-car vehicle has run the first kilometres on the Velim railway test circuit in Czechia. The ICNG train will...Read more
Stadler and Siemens test new trains for Berlin S-Bahn
The consortium of Stadler and Siemens Mobility tests first five BR 484 trains produced for Berlin S-Bahn. The trials are carrying out at the Test and Validation Center (PCW) of Siemens Mobility in Wegberg-Wildenrat, North...Read more