Czech railways launches battery train tender
Czech Railways (České dráhy) has issued a tender for the supply and service of 15 trains powered by batteries as well as catenary. The trains should have a range of at least 80 kilometers in...Read more
Rail Baltica launches tender for route in Latvia
The first of the procurements of Rail Baltica’s basic route has been launched, with the tender for the main line in Latvia. It involves more than 200 kilometres of infrastructure – railway foundations and superstructures...Read more
Norway stops further competitive tendering of passenger rail
The new Norwegian government is making radical changes to the railway policy. They say no to tendering, splitting and privatisation of the railway, and plan to stop the ongoing tendering of railway sections in Norway. Read more
Italy sets out 500 million tender for ERTMS in 5 regions
Italy’s railway manager RFI will roll out ERTMS on 3,400 kilometres of railway network by 2026, and published a tender for this. Italy has included the infrastructure upgrade in their plans for Covid-19 recovery funds...Read more
Stadler lodges complaint with DSB for Alstom award of 150 electric trains
Train manufacturer Stadler has filed a complaint with Danish State Railways (DSB) about the award of the contract of 100 new electric trains to Alstom. The award was announced on 12 April this year. Stadler...Read more
Renfe re-tenders 72 trains: no more diesel hybrids
Renfe is replacing the tender for 72 Medium Distance and Cercanías commuter trains. The company will refrain from buying hybrid diesel-electric trains, and will prioritise technologies such as hydrogen for trains that run on non-electrified...Read more
Rail Baltica updates tender for longest railway bridge construction
A new tender will be announced for the construction of the longest railway bridge of Rail Baltica across the river Neris in Lithuania. Infrastructure manager LTG Infra is clarifying and adjusting the provisions for the...Read more
HS2 launches tender for systems enabling remote monitoring
HS2 launched a tender on Monday to deliver the Engineering Management System (EMS) for the new UK high-speed railway. The system will enable remote supervisory control of railway assets and provide real-time data. The contract...Read more
Tender launched for Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s electrical systems
Femern A/S has published a tender for the delivery and installation of the electrical systems of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel which connects Denmark and Germany. The contract is worth 750 million euros with the expected award...Read more