France’s Railcoop taps ACC M for rolling stock maintenance
French private rail cooperative Railcoop is looking to upgrade its SNCF Class X 72500 train sets, the company announced on Wednesday. To that end, it has signed an…
Renfe beefs up maintenance capacity for high-speed trains
Renfe has commissioned the Seranco-Pavasal joint venture to construct a new workshop at its Santa Catalina maintenance centre in Madrid. The new building will be combined with the…
Swedish operator SJ moves maintenance activities in house
Passenger train operator SJ has brought the maintenance activities of the X40 and X55 train sets in house, the company announced late last week. It recently concluded a…
SNCF sets up consortium to fast-track 3D printing
SCNF set up a new consortium earlier this month to accelerate the development of 3D printing on an industrial scale. Along with partners Centrale Nantes, VLM Robotics and…
Stadler prepares facilities for the new UK Tyne and Wear Metro trains
Swiss manufacturer Stadler, which has signed a contract to supply and maintain the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains in the UK, is now preparing its new depot.
Robotics and drones used in SNCF’s biggest maintenance workshop
Atelier 57 in Hellemmes is the largest maintenance workshop of the French rail operator SNCF. The building in northern France is no less than 28,000 square metres in…
Deutsche Bahn starts using own 3D printer in train workshop
Parts for a train that are difficult to deliver, Deutsche Bahn can now 3D print by itself. The German operator is for the first time using own 3D…
ILSA awards Hitachi maintenance contract
New Spanish operator ILSA has signed a 30-year agreement with Hitachi Rail for the maintenance of ILSA’s 20 new ETR 1000 trains. Train maintenance will include predictive and…
Deutsche Bahn’s new ICE plant will be finished in 2024
The new train plant of Deutsche Bahn in Cottbus will be finished two years earlier than planned: the first ICE trains will be serviced in 2024. Construction of…
Mileage-based freight wagon maintenance introduced in 2022
Rail logistics company VTG will introduce an innovative freight wagon maintenance concept next year. The company will transition from time-based to mileage-based wagon maintenance. Using its VTG Connect…
VR FleetCare deploys TrainScanner to detect exterior train malfunctions
Rolling stock maintenance company VR FleetCare will deploy Train Scanner next month, a device designed to automatically inspect the external condition of trains. The device will be used…
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Halberstadt introduces new train coupling assembly tool
Changing train couplings is both tricky and cumbersome, as the couplings sometimes reach as far as three metres into the body of the train. Pry-bars, ropes, or just…
Knorr-Bremse to provide and maintain new braking devices for UK Hitachi fleet
1.200 UK intercity Class 800/801/802 train cars will be upgraded with new brake pads and disks following a framework contract for four years between Knorr-Bremse and Hitachi Rail.…
Alstom’s maintenance tool will monitor PKP’s Intercity trains
A predictive maintenance solution of Alstom will be used to maintain the fleet of 20 Avelia Pendolinos operated by PKP Intercity. The solution that goes by the name…
Deutsche Bahn invests 400 million in new ICE maintenance facility
There are plans for a new facility in the German city of Nuremberg for the maintenance of ICE trains. Deutsche Bahn invests 400 million in the maintenance facility,…