InnoTrans ends! 10 highlights from 2024’s top rail event
It’s gone as quickly as it arrived. InnoTrans ’24 comes to an end today, but the offerings on show at what is widely regarded as the most important…
What this tailored FLIRT Akku means for greening regio-rail
A specially tailored version of Stadler’s FLIRT Akku train was shown to the public for the first time at InnoTrans today, and with much fanfare. One of 44…
More to Stadler than RS ZERO: CITYLINK tram-train graces InnoTrans
At InnoTrans ‘24, Stadler Rail presented a complete version of its new CITYLINK low-floor train for the first time. The vehicle, set for use on the Saarbahn network…
RS ZERO: Stadler’s H2-driven answer to non-electrified lines
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has unveiled the new prototype of its successor to the widely popular Regio-Shuttle RS1 rail bus, the RS ZERO. Capable of running on hydrogen…
How did Alstom lose a €3.3bn contract with Indian Railways?
Indian Railways (IR) has cancelled a massive tender worth 300 billion rupees (3.27 billion euros) with French industrial giant Alstom for 100 new state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains. The…
‘Inadmissible’: Why did Stadler withdraw from multi-million contracts in Bulgaria?
The Polish division of Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler has pulled out of two lucrative train contracts with the Bulgarian government, with transport minister Georgi Gvozdeykov blaming the deal’s…
Three Country Train completes festive first run between Aachen, Maastricht and Liège
Last Sunday, the long-awaited ‘Three Country Train’ was incorporated into an international timetable. Travellers can now travel between Liège (Belgium), Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Aachen (Germany) and almost…
Arriva starts using ETCS trains for its Three-Country Trains
Carrier Arriva has put the first FLIRT trains with ETCS into use for the Three-Country Train between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Travellers can now transit between Maastricht,…
Stadler enters Bulgarian market with contract for KISS trains
Stadler has secured its first contract in Bulgaria, signing a deal with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria for the delivery of seven…
First Giruno train in fleet hits 1 million kilometres milestone
Stadler announced a significant milestone as the first high-speed train of SBB CFF FFS and Stadler’s Giruno fleet, named “Thurgau,” clocked in one million kilometres.
Glasgow Subway underground upgraded updated
It’s among the shortest subway systems in the world. It’s also among the most famous in the world. It may be the leader in both respects. The uniquely…
Stadler FLIRT H2 train sets new world record
Stadler’s FLIRT H2 train has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for “the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 kilometres) achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell…
Stadler to supply battery-electric trains to Chicago
Chicago’s Metra is set to pioneer emission-free rail transport with the introduction of the first battery-electric trains from Stadler. Under the agreement between Metra and Stadler, 16 battery-electric…
California to receive 6 more Stadler Hydrogen-powered trains
Stadler has secured a deal with the State of California to construct an additional six hydrogen-powered trains. This agreement, an extension of a contract initially inked in October…
Five more Stadler trains for SBB
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) ordered five additional Giruno high-speed trains from Stadler to enhance international services, particularly to Italy.