Key risks for ERTMS deployment in Sweden
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket was forced to prolong the deployment of ERTMS twice this year. First, this was done for the southern regions of the country and then for the Malmbanan line, which is...Read more
Hybrid conversion of diesel trains in Ireland
Irish national railway operator Iarnród Éireann is continuing the modernisation of diesel trains. It will introduce the refurbished vehicles with new power packs. These diesel trains could be also converted into the hybrid multiple units...Read more
ScotRail will offer new options for cyclists and skiers
British train operating company Abellio ScotRail will upgrade five single-coach diesel trains of Class 153. They will get special areas for carrying up to 20 bicycles in each vehicle. The retrofitted trains will run on...Read more
UK operators will replace over half of carriages by 2025
The UK’s passenger railway operators are planning to introduce over 1,000 new and refurbished carriages in 2020. This improvement is a part of a 8,000-coach investment scheduled for the period from 2017 to 2025. After...Read more
High Speed Train to Highlands
They may be almost fifty years old, but the fastest ever production diesels have a new lease on life serving some iconic destinations. Often credited with saving British Rail, when the former publicly owned network was...Read more
Deutsche Bahn retrofits 93 SBB coaches
Due to the overload of its own workshops, SBB engages contractors to modernise the passenger coaches. The upgrade of 15 coaches has been recently completed by Josef Meyer Rail, the Swiss company specialised in rolling...Read more
PKP Intercity continues investing in rolling stock
Polish national rail operator PKP Intercity continues to implement its strategy “The Railway of Big Investments” on renewing the rolling stock. The company has concluded contracts on upgrading its electric multiple units, shunting locomotives and...Read more
VR Group to retrofit 51 trains for Helsinki Metro
VR Maintenance, a part of Finnish railway state-owned holding VR Group, has obtained a contract to modernise and overhaul 51 trains of Helsinki Metro. The works will start at the end of the year and...Read more
Bombardier to modify NGR700 trains for Queensland
Bombardier Transportation has obtained a new order in Australia. The technology supplier will modify 75 electric six-car trains of the New Generation Rollingstock series (NGR700) in order to improve the fleet’s accessibility. The deal is...Read more
Bombardier will renovate Eurotunnel shuttle trains
Bombardier Transportation has signed an agreement with Eurotunnel, a subsidiary of Getlink that manages infrastructure and shuttle service of the Channel Tunnel. The contract includes renovation of nine 28-wagon PAX shuttle trains carrying automobiles and...Read more
Bulgarian Railways refurbishes passenger coaches
BDŽ Putnicheski Prevozi, a passenger branch of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ), is upgrading its fleet. The rail operator has already refurbished 25 passenger coaches. By the year’s end, the company will be modernising 15...Read more
Ricardo to examine first UK hybrid train
British engineering company Ricardo will oversee the conversion of the Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ diesel multiple unit into the first UK hybrid vehicle. The train will be equipped with MTU Hybrid PowerPacks that combines diesel and...Read more
SBB unveils refurbished passenger double-decker cars
Swiss railway operator SBB unveiled the first two prototypes of the IC2000 refurbished passenger coaches. The double-decker cars were modernised at the company’s workshop in Olten. SBB invests over 300 million Swiss Francs (around 263.5...Read more