Siemens Mobility has confirmed that it has sold its minority stake in Ural Locomotives, and is no longer involved in the joint venture with Sinara Group. On April 29 a Siemens Mobility spokesperson told Railway Gazette International that the transaction aligned with Siemens AG’s decision to fully withdraw from the Russian market. According to local media, the Siemens stake has been acquired by Otavit, which was established in mid-2024 and now owns 50% of Ural Locomotives Holding, which in turn owns 100% of Ural Locomotives.
The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers has elected Bogdan Godziejewski, Rail Director at Mott MacDonald (Netherlands), as its 101st President. IRSE said Godziejewski plans to draw on the ‘insights, energy and experiences’ of young professionals. ‘We will need to expand our discipline, strengthening our knowledge in the areas of system engineering, modern data communication systems as well as a life-cycle approach’, he said
As part of a banking club, KfW IPEX-Bank is arranging SKr728m of financing for the procurement of seven EMUs to replace the existing fleet on Stockholm’s Arlanda Express airport service by 2030.
Alistair Dormer has announced that he is to step down as Executive Vice-President Energy & Mobility at Hitachi. He said ’it has been an incredible journey, firstly building a global Rail business with some incredibly talented people and latterly leading a portfolio of fantastic companies, Hitachi Energy, Hitachi Nuclear and Hitachi Rail.’
Following several years of operational testing, Lankhorst Rail’s KLP Hybrid Polymer Sleeper Type 201 has received full approval from Germany’s Federal Railway Authority.
Brightline Florida is working with McLaren Applied to provide more reliable onboard wi-fi from July. Brightline said it is the first train operator to deploy the hybrid technology at-scale, with McLaren Applied’s Fleet Connect software using 5G edge active antenna and low earth orbit satellite communications.
Eight German and European rail organisations including Allianz pro Schiene, Mofair, VDV, UIP and Die Güterbahnen have issued a statement calling on the German government to ratify the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention.
Trainline has appointed VP of Growth and President UK Sakshi Anand to the new role of Chief Growth Officer.
