Renfe puts in new rolling stock orders worth 858 million euros
Renfe has ordered 97 new trains for its Cercanías and medium-distance services as part of its ongoing, 5.4-billion-euro rolling stock renwal campaign. The recent orders, placed with Alstom, CAF and Stadler, carry a combined value...Read more
Stadler receives major night train rolling stock order for Kazakhstan
Federal Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ) has placed a remarkable order with Stadler for 537 sleeper and couchette coaches. The long-term contract also includes a service agreement for a duration of 20 years, as well as...Read more
Switzerland’s unique addition to the rails: the GoldenPass Express
A new train service with the name GoldenPass Express starts service this week in Switzerland. The train features a novelty: it switches from metric to standard gauge, as the first in the world. Read more
Stadler to deliver 20 new FLIRT trains for Finnish VR Group
Finland’s national railway operator VR Group has signed a contract with Stadler for the delivery of 20 single-decker FLIRT trains with a value of 250 million euros. The electric multiple units will be used for...Read more
Countdown to Swiss record attempt: running on a World Heritage railway
This Saturday, Swiss operator Rhaetian Railway (RhB) will attempt to run the longest passenger train ever assembled. In this second part of a two-part series on the record attempt, RailTech.com puts the spotlight on the...Read more
Countdown to Swiss record attempt: assembling a 1.91-kilometre train
In precisely ten days, Swiss operator Rhaetian Railway (RhB) will attempt to run the longest passenger train ever assembled. In this first part of a two-part series on the record attempt, RailTech.com puts the spot...Read more
Wales: new passenger fleet makes great leap forward
The Welsh fleet is not the oldest in the UK, but certainly not the youngest. That, however, is all set for radical change, as part of the far-reaching renewal programme. Under the direct control of...Read more
Rhaetian Railway details record attempt with world’s longest passenger train
Attempting to assemble and run the longest passenger train in the world is not without challenges and obstacles, Swiss operator Rhaetian Railway (RhB) said at a press conference on Wednesday. Among other things, it will...Read more
Depot refurb signals Tyne and Wear Metro Upgrade
The second phase of work on the new 70 million pound (82 million euro) Gosforth Metro depot in Newcastle has been successfully completed. The new depot will be home to the new Metro train fleet,...Read more
Stadler readies first new metro cars for Berlin
Stadler earlier this week presented the first metro cars of the new so-called small-profile JK Series, which will be handed over to Berlin transportation company BVG later this year. Trial runs are planned for 2023,...Read more
ÖBB splashes 600 million euros on 41 new Stadler double deckers
Stadler has received an order for 41 new KISS-type double decker multiple units from ÖBB to the tune of some 600 million euros. The first trains are expected to enter service in 2026.Read moreATO’s advanced functionalities performance lacks consistency, Dutch test results show
Last year’s trial runs by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail to test specific functionalities of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) have demonstrated the potential of the current ATO system to also execute advanced functionalities under the Dutch...Read more
First ‘overhead line islands’ for battery trains to be built in Germany
Instead of electrifying every kilometer of track, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will make overhead line ‘islands’ for battery trains on local railway lines in Schleswig-Holstein. These first routes using partial route electrification are expected to go...Read more