Train traffic in southern Sweden completely restored after major fire
Swedish rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket has completed the recovery activities after the major fire took place in Hässleholm, an important railway junction. For a few days, a lot of trains were cancelled, rerouted or replaced...Read more
CAF incorporates leading rolling stock company in Sweden
The Spanish train manufacturing group CAF has purchased EuroMaint, a leading provider of rolling stock maintenance in Sweden. The acquisition is a part of the company’s strategy to expand its business into foreign markets. The...Read more
SJ will become new operator of Øresundståg service
Swedish national rail company SJ was chosen as the future operator of the Øresundståg cross-border train service. Since December 2020 it will run the trains through the Øresund Bridge together with Danish State Railways (DSB)....Read more
Vossloh to supply switch components to Sweden and Italy
German rail technology company Vossloh has signed two multi-year framework agreements for supplying switch components to Sweden and Italy. The total price of both deals is 100 million Euros. The Swedish agreement provides the delivery of...Read more
Bombardier installs ERTMS on Swedish Malmbanan
Bombardier Transportation is installing the latest version of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution, known as Baseline 3 Release 2, on the Malmbanan line in Sweden. The project has started in...Read more
Skånetrafiken increased Coradia fleet to 99 trains
Swedish regional public transportation operator Skånetrafiken received the final thirty Coradia Nordic electric trains supplied by French manufacturer Alstom. This delivery completed an order concluded between the parties in February 2015. The number of the...Read more
IT solutions become crucial for development of railway infrastructure
The railway industry becomes more and more interrelated with IT solutions. Several European countries have already implemented some, while others are just thinking about it. What are the advantages of IT solutions for infrastructure asset...Read more
Bombardier completes ERTMS Baseline 3 release 2 test
Bombardier Transportation has completed its first tests of the latest wayside software release of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution, known as Baseline 3 Release 2, in Sweden. According to Bombardier,...Read more
‘Combine data with observations and physics for track maintenance’
“Data only acquires meaning when it is combined with physical observations and models. Then it becomes information”, says Diego Galar, Professor of Condition Monitoring at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). “You need to know the...Read more
Registration for Intelligent Rail Summit 2018 now open
The registration for the Intelligent Rail Summit 2018 is now open. The event will take place on 27-29 November in Malmö, Sweden. The themes of the summit are Infrastructure Mononitoring and WTMS, and Railway Infrastructure...Read more