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 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
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 more
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
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
Arriva, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Stadler have evaluated last week’s trial runs with a modified Stadler WINK train set, labelling it a success on Thursday. Read more
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Arriva last week conducted trial runs with a modified Stadler WINK train set in battery mode. The parties involved evaluated charging rate, energy consumption and the switch from overhead lines...Read more
DB Regio has ordered 113 trains of the type FLIRT Akku from Stadler. The vehicles for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will go into passenger service from December 2026, and 14 trains will also be used in the north-east...Read more