Poland: hackers used to unblock trains?
In Poland, train manufacturer Newag is taking legal action against a maintenance company which was able to unlock the on-board computers of its trains thanks to hackers. According…
Alstom to open new maintenance depot in Bucharest
Alstom will construct a new depot in Bucharest for the maintenance of new electric Coradia Stream passenger trains with an investment of 50 million euros. It will service the…
SNCF prepares new TGV M maintenance centres
SNCF Voyageurs is embarking on a vast programme to modernise its maintenance centres to accommodate the future TGV INOUI, the fifth generation of French high-speed trains. The aim…
AI inspecting ICEs: Deutsche Bahn develops E-Check using robotics
Deutsche Bahn is investing 55 million euros in an “E-Check” process to inspect ICE trains using AI and robots to supply the ICE with fresh water and pumping…
VR FleetCare to continue maintaining Estonian train bogies in Finland
Estonian railway company Elron has renewed the maintenance contract of its Flirt train bogies with VR FleetCare after an international tender. The three-year agreement covers the periodic maintenance…
PKP Intercity signs with sister company Remtrak for rolling stock maintenance
PKP Intercity signed a contract for periodic repairs of 330 passenger cars with PKP Intercity Remtrak, a company belonging to the same capital group. State secretary of infrastructure…
Škoda expands to Middle East with first Egyptian locomotive overhaul
The Czech Škoda Group has signed contracts with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernise and maintain at least 280 diesel-electric locomotives, its first contracts in Africa and the…
Deutsche Bahn reaches 3D printing milestone with 100,000 parts
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has achieved a milestone in its adoption of 3D printing technology, reaching the production mark of 100,000 spare parts. According to the German railway company,…
Stadler builds new maintenance facility for battery trains in Germany
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler is constructing a new maintenance facility for battery trains in Rendsburg, Germany. The workshop will support the maintenance of the FLIRT Akku battery-electric regional…
Siemens Mobility expands US manufacturing facility
Siemens Mobility will invest 220 million dollar (207 million euro) in the expansion of its North Carolina-based manufacturing facility. The company expects that some 500 jobs will be…
Ukrainian Railways finishes electric train modernisation
After a major overhaul, Ukrainian Railways finished the first of the modernised EPL9T electric train, manufactured 18 years ago at the Ukrainian plant Luhanskteplovoz. It is the first…
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How tinted windows can help keeping trains in service in hot weather
Many countries have been ‘enjoying’ record temperatures this autumn. This comes hot on the heels – quite literally so – of record summer temperatures. Climate change puts a…
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European Sleeper talks 2023 and beyond
European Sleeper is working to launch its first night train service to Prague in 2023. In the process it has to overcome a host of obstacles. But in…
Alstom works on creating a maintenance network in Europe
Setting up a maintenance and knowledge network for rolling stock equipment and signalling is one of the things Alstom is working on. “Locomotives already run all over Europe,…
Siemens announces withdrawal from Russia, Mobility division takes hit
Siemens announced its withdrawal from the Russian market on Thursday during the presentation of its quarterly results. Siemens Mobility, already heavily impacted following international sanctions on Russia, will…