InnoTrans 2024 news

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When is the next InnoTrans trade fair?

The next InnoTrans event will take place from September 24 to 27 2024.

Where is InnoTrans held?

InnoTrans takes place at the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds in Berlin, Germany.

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Innotrans News

Comment: Taking the pulse in Berlin

2022-11-07T14:00:00+00:00By Nick Kingsley

The global rail sector gathered in Berlin in September for InnoTrans for the first time in four years, in what the organisers termed ‘a spirit of optimism’. Our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley reflects on the week and the mood among the supply chain as the industry grapples with an era of macro-level instability.

Saudi Arabia: SAR seeks international partners as expansion and privatisation plans develop

2022-11-02T11:00:00+00:00By Andrew Grantham

Dr Bashar bin Khalid Al Malik, CEO of Saudi Arabia Railways speaks exclusively to Railway Gazette International about plans to expand the network, develop a regional supply sector and prepare for privatisation as part of the national Vision 2030 strategy.

Advanced HVAC probes and sensors

2022-10-30T05:00:00+00:00

INNOTRANS: Fulda-based Jumo used September’s InnoTrans exhibition to highlight its range of air-conditioning sensors, probes and thermostats. These are designed to mitigate the effects of increasingly extreme weather in passenger vehicles.

Weight saving and connectivity are key

2022-10-23T05:00:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: ‘We are seeing a greater focus on energy efficiency and digitalisation’, reported Ralf Klein, Managing Director of Harting Technology Group, talking to Railway Gazette International in Berlin.

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Hitachi introduces onboard transformer with integrated cooling

2022-10-09T05:00:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: Hitachi Energy has developed an onboard traction transformer with integrated cooling, aimed at improving energy efficiency in rolling stock applications and reducing emissions.

Modular maintenance fleet ordered

2022-10-04T10:00:00+01:00

AUSTRIA: Plasser & Theurer is to supply ÖBB Infrastruktur with a fleet of 56 modular maintenance vehicles with hybrid traction drives under the largest contract ever placed with the company. The order includes an option for another 46 vehicles.

Hydrogen traction and fuel supply agreement signed

2022-10-04T05:00:00+01:00

POLAND: Rolling stock manufacturer Pesa and fuel company PKN Orlen are to jointly offer rail operators hydrogen vehicles and the fuel they require.

Non-traditional materials to reduce bogie weights

2022-10-01T05:00:00+01:00

SLOVAKIA: The readiness of the rail freight market to accept the use of non‑traditional materials in bogie production is being assessed in Tatravagónka’s Y25LsAL‑C-K bogie project, for which technical and economic feasibility studies are now underway.

World rail industry returns to InnoTrans in a spirit of optimism

2022-09-29T14:40:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: The four days of the InnoTrans 2022 trade fair attracted 2 834 exhibitors from 56 countries and 137 394 visitors from 131 countries, organiser Messe Berlin reports. The number of first-time visitors was particularly high at 56%, and 57% of visitors were from outside Germany.

South Korean and UK bodies sign rail research MoU

2022-09-29T11:07:00+01:00

INTERNATIONAL: The Korea Railroad Research Institute and the UK’s Rail Safety & Standards Board signed a memorandum of understanding covering collaboration in railway safety research and development during InnoTrans.

North American and European rail supply industry associations sign MoU

2022-09-29T06:00:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: The US Railway Supply Institute, the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers and European supply industry association UNIFE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening future collaboration.

Monorail market small but ‘dynamically growing’

2022-09-27T14:53:00+01:00

INTERNATIONAL: Monorails are ‘comparatively small, but dynamically growing’ section of the transport market worth more than €2bn/year, according to a study undertaken by consultancy SCI Verkehr for the International Monorail Association and presented at InnoTrans.

Progress being made towards Single European Railway Area, says ERA

2022-09-27T14:43:00+01:00

Reflecting progress with its key roles of technical harmonisation and authorisation, the EU Agency for Railways has been reviewing its mission and setting out priorities for the coming years, as Executive Director Josef Doppelbauer explains to Nick Kingsley.

Suppliers sign ‘milestone’ rail fuel cell agreement

2022-09-27T12:00:00+01:00

INTERNATIONAL: Siemens Mobility has signed a letter of intent for Ballard to supply 200 fuel cell modules over six years for use on Mireo Plus H multiple-units, including a firm commitment for 100.

Large scale axle-counter contract awarded

2022-09-27T07:00:00+01:00

FRANCE: SNCF Réseau has awarded Frauscher Sensor Technology a contract to develop, supply and maintain a new generation of axle-counter.

Rail innovation cluster launched by the University of Birmingham

2022-09-23T12:32:00+01:00

UK: A BCRRE Rail Innovation Cluster to support businesses looking to deliver to deliver greater value and innovation into the rail supply sector has been announced by the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research & Education during InnoTrans.

Battery Flirt answers Schleswig-Holstein’s decarbonisation question

2022-09-23T10:02:00+01:00

GERMANY: Having decided to replace the diesel multiple-units currently used on non-electrified routes in the far north of Germany, the Land of Schleswig-Holstein called tenders for the supply of a fleet of zero-emission trains, leaving the choice of technology to bidders.