Germany’s 9-euro public transport ticket on sale
The 9-euro, flat-fee public transportion card for use in Germany in June, July and August went on sale on Monday. From June 1 onwards, the ticket will allow travellers to make unlimited use of all...Read more
Prague will get new tram line and reconstructed main station
Members of the Prague City Council this week approved the launch of a competitive dialogue for the reconstruction of the check-in hall of its main railway station Praha Hlavní Nádraží, the surrounding area and the...Read more
Alstom to design and build Israeli light rail system
Israel’s Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) has awarded Alstom and its partners the contract for the design, construction and maintenance of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan LRT Green Line.Read more
COMSA wraps up construction of Odense tramway system
COMSA Corporación last week delivered and handed over the Odense tramway project to Odense Letbane P/S, the Spanish contractor announced on Tuesday. With the handover, a four-year-construction the Danish city was wrapped up.Read more
SNCF to embark on recruitment campaign for Transilien division
SNCF Voyageurs will be recruiting 600 people this year for Transilien, its division for rail services in the Île-de-France region and Paris.Read more
CAF to supply additional Urbos units to Metro de Granada
Local transportation company Metro de Granada has awarded CAF with a contact to supply eight Urbos light rail vehicle sets. The units are expected to enter service in early 2024.Read more
Alstom hits big in Australia with 700-million-euro contract
Alstom will be supplying 100 Flexity low-floor Next Generation Trams (NGTs) to the state of Victoria’s Department of Transport valued at some 700 million euros. The trams will be used for the Melbourne Tram Network...Read more
UK’s first very light rail line given the go-ahead following grant confirmation
The UK Department of Transportation on Monday confirmed a 1,03-billion-pound grant (1,23 billion euros) to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for an upgrade of the region’s public transport options, which includes building the country’s...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
Stadler bags biggest contract in company’s history
Stadler will deliver up to 504 trams for a total value of 4 billion euros to a German-Austrian consortium comprising six transportation companies. The contract includes a fixed order of 246 Citylink vehicles, valued at...Read more
Preliminary tram services start in 2022 World Cup host city
Earlier this month, Qatar Rail entered into preview service the first line of the new tram network in the planned city of Lusail, which will play host to the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this...Read more
DB exceeds annual recruitment target
Deutsche Bahn will end this year with 22.000 new employees, including a record number of 5.000 your professionals. With these numbers, it has exceeded its hiring target for 2021, the company said this week.Read more
Lower energy use and less noise result of Siemens’ tram test in Munich
The results of testing semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide in a tram in Munich are in. A reduction of both noise and energy use was achieved with the tests by Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke...Read more