Hungarian Railways focuses on hybrid trains
Hungarian national railway operator MÁV-Start intends to purchase 50 hybrid trains. They will be able to power from both overhead wires and built-in batteries. With the help of new vehicles, MÁV-Start will improve its regional...Read more
Hackers attack Stadler IT network
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has been attacked by hackers. The perpetrators had tried to damage the company’s IT network. Stadler Rail has immediately initiated the required security measures. (more…)Read more
VR Group wins 10-year franchise for Helsinki S-Bahn
Finnish railway company VR Group has won the first open competition for operating S-Bahn-like train connections in Greater Helsinki. It will run these services in the following 10 years starting from June 2021. In addition,...Read more
Kraków tests new type of trams
Public transport operator MPK Kraków is testing the first Tango tram from Stadler Rail. It is a new type of low-floor light rail vehicle to be operated in the Polish city. By the end of...Read more
New country for Flirt trains
Slovenian national railway operator Slovenske železnice (SŽ) has got its first Flirt diesel train. It is the first vehicle of this type that was delivered by Stadler Rail to Slovenia. The latter will become a...Read more
First ATO trip with passengers in Netherlands
Arriva Netherlands is moving further in examining the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) technology. The company’s diesel-electric GTW train has performed the unmanned trip in the Groningen area with the passengers on board. It is the...Read more
Stadler will renew metro train fleet in Newcastle
Stadler Rail has been chosen as a supplier of 42 two-carriage metro trains for Newcastle upon Tyne. The new rolling stock will replace the existing vehicles running in the Tyne and Wear Metro since its...Read more
Hungarian Railways increases double-decker train fleet
Hungarian railway operator MÁV-Start has ordered an additional 21 Kiss double-decker trains from Stadler Rail. The new batch of high-capacity vehicles costs approximately 313 million euros. With this order, the number of double-decker trains in...Read more
New routes for double-decker trains in Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) will extend the network of routes served by double-decker trains. Double-decker trains started running on two long-distance lines in early December. At the end of the month, the third new route has...Read more
Bi-mode trains become more popular in UK
More and more Britain’s railway operators are including bi-mode electro-diesel trains into their fleets. Only this year three companies entered service this type of rolling stock on their routes. The fourth one is getting closer...Read more
Stadler steps up in Azerbaijan
Stadler Rail is strengthening its presence in Azerbaijan. After deliveries of passenger coaches and double-decker trains to this country, the Swiss company has got the first order for its popular Flirt vehicles. The deal for...Read more
Vectron Dual Mode locomotive will be introduced in 2020
In eight months after assembling a prototype of Vectron Dual Mode locomotive, the first customer purchased the new vehicles. German company Railsystems RP ordered two units of this type. Both locomotives will be delivered and...Read more
First US hydrogen-powered train will be produced by Stadler
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has concluded the first deal for supplying one Flirt hydrogen-powered train to the U.S. The vehicle will be entered service in 2024 in San Bernardino County, California. It will...Read more