Europe – Page 7
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NewsEurope’s Rail launches €245m call for research proposals
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has launched its latest call for proposals, with €148·2m of EU funding available towards research projects worth €245m.
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NewsFrecciarossa 1000 high speed train launched as FS Group ramps up its internationalisation strategy
ITALY: National railway FS Group emphasised its ambitions for international expansion, including the launch of Paris – London services, in a panel discussion at the Expo Ferroviaria trade fair.
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NewsŠkoda Group sees high demand for newly certified ETCS onboard unit
INTERATIONAL: Škoda Group announced the certification of its ETCS onboard unit at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsTrenitalia and Alstom unveil 200 km/h regional train
ITALY: Alstom and Trenitalia have unveiled a variant of the Coradia Stream regional electric multiple-unit family with a higher maximum speed of 200 km/h to enable operation on the Firenze – Roma Direttissima high speed line.
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NewsGemini selects high speed train supplier for planned Uber-branded Eurostar competitor
EUROPE: Aspiring Channel Tunnel high speed train operator Gemini Trains has selected Siemens Mobility Velaro Novo trainsets for its proposed services from London to Paris, Brussels and Köln.
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NewsStadler to supply battery and hydrogen trains for Italian narrow gauge lines
ITALY: Stadler has unveiled a 950 mm gauge battery trainset for Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, and signed a contract to supply two hydrogen trains to Ferrovia Circumetnea which also uses the so-called ’Italian metre gauge’.
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NewsWeb platform launched to accelerate freight modal shift to rail
EUROPE: The European Shift Enabler Portal for Freight project has been completed with the launch of a website designed to make intermodal rail freight more accessible, transparent and competitive across Europe.
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NewsCombined transport association sets out what rail needs from EU regulatory changes
EUROPE: Combined transport assocation UIRR has published an updated position paper on the EU’s forthcoming Rail Infrastructure Capacity Management Regulation.
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NewsHelsinki selects Stadler to supply up to 183 trams styled for the city
FINLAND: Helsinki metropolitan area transport operator Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne has selected Stadler for a major contract to supply and maintain 63 Tango Nordic trams customised to the city’s requirements, with options for up to 120 more.
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NewsAlstom tests diesel to hydrogen shunting locomotive conversion
GERMANY: A diesel shunter which has been converted to the direct combustion of hydrogen is on test to assess the viability of reducing carbon emissions from existing locomotives with many years of life remaining.
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NewsPlasser & Theurer invests in apprentices to tackle skills shortage
AUSTRIA: ‘If we need skilled employees, it is up to the company to train them and invest in the qualification of its young talent’, Plasser & Theurer CEO Johannes Max-Theurer said at the opening of a €1m apprentice training centre at the track machine manufacturer’s Linz site.
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In depthPoland: Mountain link reopening reflects regional resurgence
The reopening earlier this year of a short branch line in the Sudety mountains is the latest indication of significant progress being made to enhance regional passenger services in the Dolnośląskie region of southwest Poland. Mike Bent reports.
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NewsSiemensbahn restoration partnership agreed
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded contracts to nine companies for work on the reactivation of the disused Siemensbahn as part of the Berlin S-Bahn network.
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NewsAkdoğan Tren Kargo places first Turkish Vectron locomotive order
TURKEY: Akdoğan Train Cargo has become the first Turkish company to order Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives, placing an order for five multi-system electric locos for use on international routes to EU destinations.
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NewsŠkoda rolls out metro train with powerful air-conditioning for Sofia’s hot summers
BULGARIA: Škoda Group has unveiled one of the trainsets it is building for the Sofia metro.
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to acquire railway electronics supplier Duagon Group
SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has agreed to acquire railway safety hardware and software company Duagon Group, which it said would complement its existing business and increase its share of revenue in the rolling stock market.
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NewsPesa unveils Elf 3.0 EMU
POLAND: The first of 14 Pesa Elf 3.0 electric multiple-units ordered by regional operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna was unveiled at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsRail suppliers call for EU public procurement rule change
EUROPE: Rail suppliers’ association UNIFE has called on the European Commission to ‘deter’ non-EU companies from bidding for EU public contracts if their home markets are not open to EU suppliers.
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NewsAlpha Trains orders more electro-diesel locomotives for use in Germany and Austria
EUROPE: Leasing company Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a firm order to supply and maintain a further 15 Vectron Dual Mode electro-diesel freight locomotives.
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NewsParis to Wien and Berlin night trains to end after French government withdraws subsidy
EUROPE: The Paris – Wien and Paris – Berlin sleeper train services are to end with the December 14 2025 timetable change, following the French Ministry of Transport’s decision to withdraw funding for their operation.