Swedish association asks new government to fund all costs on-board ETCS
Swedish public transport association Svenskkollektivtrafik has drawn up a wish list for the new government with an eye on structural reforms to increase travel via public transport travel. Notable wishes for rail include the funding...Read more
SJ’s night train carriages should be cleared for Denmark before year-end
The authorisation for SJ to also use its EuroNight passenger coaches in Denmark is likely to arrive before the end of the year, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) said in a reaction to RailTech.com...Read more
Swedish startup introduces standalone system to make level crossings safer
Accidents at level crossings still happen every year. A new safety solution introduced by the Swedish startup company CROSSING SAFETY is aimed at reducing the number of incidents by combining train detection and data from...Read more
Snälltåget and Trafikverket lock horns over Swedish planning pains
Open access Swedish railway company Snälltåget earlier this week lamented the Swedish Transport Administration’s (Trafikverket) planning ability, saying that Trafikverket efforts to that end have “derailed”. The transport authority, on its part, says it understands...Read more
How Predge’s predictive maintenance solutions kept Sweden’s steel shuttle on track
Swedish company Predge helps railway companies make the shift from reactive to predictive maintenance activities through modular software-as-a-service solutions (SaaS). RailTech.com spoke to Predge CEO Simo Pykälistö about the company’s services and one of its...Read more
Swedish operator SJ moves maintenance activities in house
Passenger train operator SJ has brought the maintenance activities of the X40 and X55 train sets in house, the company announced late last week. It recently concluded a transition period that began on February 1st.Read more
Alstom bags successive orders for total of 54 trains
Alstom in the past week announced two agreements for the delivery of new train sets. Swedish railway company SJ ordered 25 Zefiro Express electric high-speed trains while earlier in the week Alstom announced the contract award...Read more
Fight fire with fire? Wavebreaker dampens traffic noise from railways using noise
Earlier this year, Swedish startup Wavebreaker started operations with the launch of its traffic noise sound damper of the same name. Founder and developer of Wavebreaker Tony Johansson spoke with RailTech.com about the system and...Read more
Finnish VR Group takes over Arriva Sweden
VR Group from Finland is acquiring Swedish bus and railway company Arriva Sweden, previously owned by Deutsche Bahn. With the takeover of Sweden’s third largest train operator, VR Group wants to grow and strengthen its...Read more
Railcare to use electric maintenance machine on upcoming job
Railcare has inked a three-year framework agreement for a new construction job for the Swedish Transport Administration. The deal will allow the rail maintenance specialists to utilise their battery-powered multi-purpose vehicle (MPV).Read more
Snälltåget launches seasonal night trains to Austria
Swedish private operator Snälltåget will run direct night trains to the Alps during the winter season 2022. On 28 January, the first train will depart.Read more
First renewed Swedish X2000 train enters service
On the early Wednesday morning, at 05.44, the first renewed X2000 train of Swedish operator SJ departed from Gothenburg in regular passenger service. At the beginning of 2022, another upgraded train will be in Gothenburg-Stockholm...Read moreTrains between Stockholm and Oslo resume in December after 21 months
After almost two years, Swedish operator SJ will run train services between Stockholm and Oslo in Norway again starting on 12 December. The Norwegian government has announced that passenger train traffic will be allowed across...Read more