Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Roma orders more CAF trams as first new vehicle in 20 years arrives
ITALY: Roma operator ATAC has signed a contract with CAF for the supply of 20 more trams, while the first car from an earlier order arrived in the capital on March 6.
Ecodriving cuts tram power consumption
SWEDEN: Göteborg’s tram operator undertook ‘ecodriving’ trials during December and January which demonstrated average savings of 1·2 kWh/km.
‘If it takes 45 days, we will lose the war’: CER warns faster train planning needed to support military mobility
EUROPE: The difficulty in arranging short term paths for cross-border rail traffic is putting rail’s role in military mobility at risk, CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola has warned.
Hitachi Rail awarded €480m Torino Metro Line 2 contract
ITALY: Torino metro project promoter Infra.TO has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to design and supply driverless trains and signalling systems for the future metro Line 2.
‘Thoroughly positive’ results from digital automatic coupler testing in winter conditions
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has undertaken endurance testing with its digital automatic coupler demonstrator train in winter conditions including temperatures down to -15°C, freezing rain and fresh snow
Slovenian infrastructure manager orders maintenance vehicles
SLOVENIA: Rail infrastructure manager SŽ-Infrastruktura has awarded Tesmec Rail two contracts totalling €71m for the supply 21 maintenance vehicles.
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Rhätische Bahn makes plans to handle significant traffic growth
Trackbot ready to work on live ETCS installation
FS Group completes the acquisition of Titagarh Firema
Alstom and Mälardalen University renew strategic industrial-academic partnership
Alstom Boa trains enter service on Lille metro Line 1
Stadler Digital Labs joint venture launched
Westbahn launches Wien – Villach open access services
Technology: Asset maintenance takes to the skies
Government backs Kraków metro plans
RegioJet’s next EMU fleet enters testing
RATP suggests ‘Team France’ approach to winning international contracts
Viewpoint: ‘Culture matters more than technology’ in rail digitalisation
Stations: Praha Smíchov rebuild blends legacy with modernity
France: Urbanloop promises personal transit
VR sells rolling stock as part of Finnish passenger rail market opening
Trainline CEO Jody Ford to step down
Austrian Federal Railways restructuring planned