Europe – Page 138
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NewsDeutsche Plasser merged with Robel service business
GERMANY: Deutsche Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH has been merged with the Robel Service & Customer Service business unit to create Plasser Robel Services GmbH with effect from January 1 2022.
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In depthEurope: Night train renaissance gathers pace
A slew of new overnight passenger services and significant investment in rolling stock is on the agenda for the next couple of years as both state-owned and independent operators revive sleeping car and couchette services across Europe. Toma Bačić investigates.
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NewsDXC Technology awarded RENFE IT contract
SPAIN: RENFE’s technology and logistics services business LogiRAIL has awarded DXC Technology a US$6m contract to modernise its IT infrastructure and create a centre of competence for cloud technologies. The project includes transferring the national operator’s critical IT platforms, operating systems, databases and applications to a ...
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NewsCargoBeamer to launch Germany – France route
EUROPE: CargoBeamer is to launch an intermodal service between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan near France’s border with Spain on January 10, carrying semitrailers, containers, P400 trailers, refrigerated and tank trailers. This is CargoBeamer’s sixth route, and the fifth to be added to its network in ...
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NewsMattigtal line electrified
AUSTRIA: Electric services have started operating on the southern 4 km of ÖBB’s Mattigtal branch between Steindorf bei Straßwalchen and Friedburg, northeast of Salzburg, following the completion of a €23·3m electrification project.
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Metro Report InternationalWork underway on Petržalka tram extension
SLOVAKIA: Work is underway on the development of a new tram line to serve Bratislava’s largest housing estate, with opening anticipated by the end of 2023. Located on the south side of the River Danube, Petržalka is home to more than 100 000 inhabitants. It is ...
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Metro Report InternationalBolshaya Koltsevaya Line tunnelling completed
RUSSIA: Tunnelling work for Moscow’s Big Circle orbital metro Line 11 has been formally completed, with the holing through of the 1 200 m drive between Negatinskaya Zaton and Klenovy Bulvar.
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NewsDeveloping alternative traction for shunting locos
CZECH REPUBLIC: CZ Loko is developing a prototype hydrogen powered version of its Effishunter 1000 four-axle diesel loco design. Provisionally branded HydrogenShunter 1000, this will use hydrogen cells to charge traction batteries, with an output of up to 800 kW. Design work is also underway on ...
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NewsR&D co-operation starts with locomotive component life cycles
RUSSIA: A five-year agreement covering strategic co-operation in research and development has been signed by TMH Perspective Technologies Centre and Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University. The TMH subsidiary and the university aim to expanded the scope and increase the quantity of research, undertake ...
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NewsGauge-changing panorama coaches ordered
SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Oberland Bahn has awarded Stadler a SFr12m contract to supply four low-floor gauge-changing panorama coaches for the future Goldenpass Express service between Montreux and Interlaken. The order is being financed by MOB with the support of the cantons of Bern, Vaud and Fribourg and the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMünchen city council backs tram network expansion
GERMANY: Two more routes are to be added to the München tram network under a package of public transport investment plans authorised by the city council on December 16. Formal planning approval will now be sought from the Oberbayern regional government for the Westtangente and the ...
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NewsKeolis finalises Eurobahn sale
GERMANY: Groupe Keolis has reached agreement to sell its German rail operating business to Team Treuhand GmbH with effect from December 31, the company confirmed on December 23.
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NewsFrench Prime Minister promises rural line revival
FRANCE: Speaking in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to mark the reopening of the line to Épinal which had been closed since December 2018, Prime Minister Jean Castex promised the ‘regeneration’ of rural lines right across France. Describing the reopening on December 12 as ‘a very symbolic moment’, Castex said ...
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Metro Report InternationalPotsdam orders low-floor trams to ‘strengthen sustainable mobility’
GERMANY: Potsdam transport operator ViP has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 10 Tramlink trams along with spare parts and 10 years of maintenance services. Deliveries are planned for 2024, taking the city’s fleet of Stadler vehicles to 28 trams. There is an option for a ...
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NewsNorske Tog orders Alstom commuter trains
NORWAY: National rolling stock owning body Norske Tog has selected Alstom for a contract to supply 30 commuter electric multiple-units, with options for 170 more which could take the total value to NKr4·2bn. The first 30 EMUs are scheduled to enter service on the Østfoldbanan in ...
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NewsSJ orders Sweden’s fastest trains
SWEDEN: National operator SJ has confirmed that Alstom is to supply the fastest trains in Sweden, which will have a maximum speed of 250 km/h for use on long distance inter-city services including routes to Denmark and Norway. The initial order will cover 25 electric trainsets ...
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Metro Report InternationalWrocław tram contract awarded
POLAND: Operator MPK Wrocław has awarded Pesą Bydgoszcz a 204m złoty firm order for the supply of 24 low-floor trams tailored for the needs of the city, with options for 16 more which could take the total value to 337·5m złoty. The 29 ...
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NewsDouble-deck coach order
BELGIUM: National operator SNCB has ordered a further 98 double-deck M7 multi-function coaches from Alstom at a cost of €268m. Intended to meet projected growth in ridership, the order has been placed within a framework contract signed in 2015 which provides for the supply of up ...
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NewsMore ICE Sprinters offer alternative to flying
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn introduced more limited-stop Sprinter ICE services on long-distance inter-city routes with the timetable change on December 12. Sprinter-branded ICE services now operate on eight domestic routes, while a daily Frankfurt am Main – Paris service calling at Mannheim and Karlsruhe also carries the ...
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Metro Report InternationalWarszawa metro train unveiled
POLAND: Škoda Transportation has unveiled the first of the trainsets it is producing for the Warszawa metro. Testing is to be undertaken the Czech manufacturer’s Plzeň plant, ahead of further trials at the Velim test centre and on the Praha metro network before delivery to Poland ...