The Škoda Group has bagged a contract for the overhaul and modernisation of couchette coaches for the ÖBB Nightjet fleet, the Czech manufacturer said on Tuesday. The contract calls for work on 6 comfort couchette...Read more
In less than two months’ time, RailTech Belgium 2023 will kick off in Brussels. This event on June 6 and 7 will be an opportunity for the international rail sector to get to know the...Read more
Alstom has won a contract to design, supply and maintain onboard ETCS Level 2 signalling systems for 37 SNCB HLD77 locomotives over a period of 10 years.Read more
The financial damage to rolling stock due to graffiti runs into the millions annually, recent reports from Renfe, ÖBB, Dutch Railways and SNCB-NMBS have revealed.Read more
The Deutsche Bahn Group on Thursday published its annual results, announcing a positive operating result and being back in the black. Yet behind the positive headlines there are not-so-positive takeaways from the results, such as...Read more
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 created in the process. The expanded facility...Read more
Operator MIVB in Brussels is experiencing difficulties with its new CAF-produced M7 metro rolling stock. Above-average wheel wear is causing excessive noise and vibration impact, resulting in complaints from citizens. MIVB has accelerated its preventative...Read more
US President Joe Biden paid a shock surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday, appearing in Kyiv alongside his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support. Like many high-profile visitors before him, Biden took a...Read more
Norske tog has awarded a contract to Swiss manufacturer Stadler for the purchase of 17 long-distance trains, the first of which will go into service on the Bergen line from 2026. The contract is worth...Read more
Škoda Group has acquired Belgian onboard safety software and signalling systems developer The Signalling Company, the Czech rolling stock manufacturer announced on Tuesday. The firm will be integrated as a signalling business unit within the...Read more
Stadler has teamed up with Utah State University (USU) and the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center for the development, manufacturing and testing of a FLIRT Akku battery-powered two-car multiple unit tailored to the American market.Read more
Finland’s national operator VR is seeing a big demand for night train services to the country’s major ski resorts. Demand is partly fuelled by the fact that tickets are tax-free until the end of April....Read more
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel has new regulation in the making that will allow diesel-hybrid locomotives on the network. The company had received request from operators for permissions, sister publication Flows reports, which set things in...Read more
An error in the design of the new fleet for the Spanish metric gauge networks in Asturias and Cantabria will likely delay delivery of the rolling stock by several years. The current train design means...Read more
Belgium is dedicated to finding alternative to the remaining diesel-powered rolling stock in Flanders, federal minister for Mobility Georges Gilkinet said in response to questions by a member of parliament this week. Battery-electric trains are...Read more