WESTINGHOUSE Brakes UKLtd announced on February 11 that the company’s name had been changed to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.
Knorr-Bremse will retain the Westinghouse Brakes and Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors brands for its international business. Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems will offer a maintenance support service for the UK and Ireland under the railservices brand.
At the end of March the company will relocate its UK operations from Chippenham to a new site at Melksham.
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.
SPAIN: SNCF’s low-cost subsidiary Ouigo has further expanded its operations in Spain, launching Madrid – Valladolid services on April 19, consisting of two return trips per day. Single fares start at €9, and initially 14 000 tickets per week have been made available. The operator could ...
