DSB receives first EuroCity trainsets from Talgo
The Danish State Railways (DSB) has announced the arrival of the first EuroCity (EC) trainset. DSB, in collaboration with the renowned train manufacturer Talgo, is set to fine-tune and conduct rigorous testing in the coming...Read more
Alstom cuts 1,500 jobs to stabilise finances
French manufacturer of trains, metros and rail systems Alstom is to cut some 1,500 jobs. While its sales are going up, the company’s shares dropped last month and the intervention is part of a larger...Read more
FleetShield expands focus with advisory role, enhancing efficiency for train manufacturers
FleetShield, a company specialising in film applications and wrapping of rolling stock, is changing course to take on an advisory role for manufacturers and railway operators. “We realised guidance for engineering departments is important, and...Read moreBulging order backlogs and higher profits for Spanish rolling stock manufacturers
Talgo and CAF have posted solid number over the past six months, in the past few days. CAF is sitting on a new all-time high order back log, while Talgo noted that it is on...Read more
Piccadilly Line on holiday in Europe as new trains take a test trip to Germany
While rumours have been swirling that the Piccadilly Line on the London Underground is getting an extension all the way to Berlin, RailTech is here to set the record straight. Sightings of the distinctive new...Read more
DB to expand digital maintenance efforts in bid to speed up checks
Deutsche Bahn is shifting its attention to AI-supported camera’s, robots and digital measuring systems to speed up maintenance on the S-Bahn commuter trains. The effort, which is now being scaled up, is also intended to...Read more
Avanti West Coast makes first test run with new Hitachi trains
Avanti West Coast has kicked off a test programme for its new Hitachi-built rolling stock with a first successful test run to Llandudno Junction, the operator said on Thursday. The Class 805 bi-mode trains are...Read more
DB Cargo UK grounds electric fleet following rocketing electricity prices
A negative reaction to Britain’s energy cost crisis has short-circuited the environmental ambitions of another rail freight carrier. This time, it’s DB Cargo UK that has has been forced to sideline an electric traction fleet...Read more
German state taps Alstom for almost 1 billion euros worth of trains
The transport association responsible for passenger rail in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, NAH.SH, has reached a deal with Alstom for 40 new Coradia Stream high-capacity electric multiple units. The agreement announced on Tuesday...Read more
CAF cracks compound Transpennine Express woes
Transpennine Express (TPE), the troubled passenger operator recently taken back into public management by the UK government, has encountered another setback with the temporary withdrawal of its fleet of Spanish built rolling stock. The company...Read more
Terminal innovation: trains will glide into RTG in the Netherland
The Dutch province of Gelderland and Infrastructure Manager ProRail are working on technology to allow the entry of freight trains onto the proposed Railterminal Gelderland (RTG) without overhead lines and the help of diesel locomotives....Read more
ICE-L rolling stock leaves factory for tests in Poland, Austria and Romania
The first ICE-L train was on its way to Germany this week, ‘smuggled’ in between a freight train. The Talgo-built rolling stock will undergo performance testing in the coming months in multiple countries and is...Read more
Transport ‘largest sector by far’ using PFAS: ‘crucial for the rail industry’
AnalysisA restriction on the usage of PFAS, a group of widely used chemicals that are increasingly controversial due to health risks, is set to be one of the largest ever on chemical substances in the...Read more