Europe – Page 2
-
In depthFreight: Rolling laboratory supports innovation
Portugal’s Rail CoLab association is developing its Freight Laboratory Train to act as a platform for both monitoring systems and the testing of new concepts, as Andre Pires explains.
-
In depthEurope: Franco-Italian Mont Cenis base tunnel project forges ahead
A key element in the east-west Mediterranean Corridor, the Mont Cenis base tunnel will be a cornerstone of the TEN-T network, as well as offering an improved link between the French and Italian capitals. Reinhard Christeller reports from the construction site.
-
NewsSète rail motorway terminal inaugurated
FRANCE: SNCF’s rolling motorway subsidiary VIIA has formally inaugurated its Autoroute Ferroviaire terminal at the Port of Sète.
-
NewsBozankaya delivers first tram to Napoli
ITALY: Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya has delivered the first of 20 five-section trams to Napoli operator ANM.
-
NewsCSEE commissions its first Argos digital interlocking
FRANCE: A consortium led by MerMec subsidiary Compagnie des Signaux, working with Eiffage Energie Systemes and Systra, has commisioned its first Argos digital interlocking on the Réding – Saverne pilot line in the Grand Est region.
-
NewsEurostar and DB develop plans to launch direct London to Germany trains
EUROPE: Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn are working together to develop plans to launch direct high speed train services between London and major German cities such as Köln and Frankfurt in the early 2030s.
-
NewsBattery train agreement signed as a ‘fast and realistic’ path to zero-emissions
SLOVAKIA: National train operator ZSSK has awarded a consortium of Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava a €332m framework contract for the supply of up to 36 two-car battery-electric multiple-units.
-
NewsMetro CBTC over public LTE network goes live in Oslo
NORWAY: Oslo T-Bane metro operator Sporveien and Siemens Mobility have commissioned a CBTC system which they believe is the first use of public LTE mobile networks for critical train control communications on a European metro.
-
NewsOffsite works accelerate Dublin tram bridge replacement
IRELAND: Midland Steel Group supplied and installed its FasterFix offsite rebar system to accelerate the replacement of the George’s Dock Bridge on Dublin’s Luas light rail network.
-
NewsAarhus Letbane orders tram-trains with batteries for winter operation
DENMARK: Stadler Valencia is to supply the Aarhus Letbane with eight Citylink tram-trains designed for ‘challenging’ winter conditions, with traction batteries able to provide power for up to 10 km if the overhead wires are iced-over.
-
NewsLyon – Bordeaux link leads SNCF’s Ouigo expansion drive
FRANCE: National operator SNCF has unveiled a further expansion of its Ouigo low-cost passenger operation, including a service linking Lyon with Bordeaux.
-
NewsConstruction of Dunkerque rail-road transhipment terminal gets underway
FRANCE: Modalis Group and Dunkerque-Port have laid the foundation stone for the €25m Western Port rail-road transhipment terminal.
-
NewsWabtec finalises acquisition of Frauscher Sensor Technology Group
AUSTRIA: Wabtec has finalised its previously announced acquisition of Frauscher Sensor Technology Group, which supplies train detection, wayside object control and axle-counting systems.
-
NewsAir and rail policymakers seek action on travel multimodality
EUROPE: Rail and aviation policymakers have highlighted five urgent policy needs to support efforts to develop a multimodal approach to ticketing and journey planning.
-
NewsStadler appeals against SBB’s selection of Siemens for SFr2bn train contract
SWITZERLAND: Stadler has lodged an appeal with the Federal Administrative Court challenging Swiss Federal Railway’s selection of Siemens Mobility for a SFr2bn contract to supply up to 200 double-deck electric multiple-units.
-
NewsTram tunnel firefighting robot unveiled
GERMANY: Austrian company Rosenbauer and Augsburg fire service have unveiled a prototype firefighting robot for use in the tram tunnel now being completed under the city’s main railway station.
-
NewsPolish rail freight operator signs ‘exceptional’ locomotive orders
POLAND: Orlen Kolej has signed contracts worth over 800m złoty for Pesa and Newag to supply 40 electric locomotives in a deal which PKO Leasing said ‘is exceptional on many levels’.
-
In depthResearch: AŽD Praha's autonomous train is on track
Following successful passenger carrying trials with its prototype autonomous train on the Kopidlnka line, AŽD Praha is looking to optimise the technology for commercial operations to start in 2029. Chris Jackson reports from Dětenice.
-
NewsEcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium
FRANCE: Dynamic testing of a lightweight trainset for secondary lines is underway follwing the unveiling of the EcoTrain.
-
NewsFreight sector calls for the same political attention as high speed rail
EUROPE: The European Rail Freight Association has called for greater political awareness of the sector, arguing that recent proposals to accelerate the development of a pan-European high speed rail network ‘barely mentioned’ freight.