Traction & rolling stock news
Latest news about train technology, including diesel and electric locomotives, multiple units, coaches and wagons.
ČD signs framework contract for 160 Pesa regional DMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy and Polish manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz have signed a KC14·5bn framework agreement for the supply of up to 160 regional diesel multiple-units, with a firm order worth almost KC3bn for an initial 33 units.
Tatra-Yug to supply trams to Kyiv
UKRAINE: Tatra-Yug is to supply 20 Type K1T306 three-section 27 m long low-floor trams to Kyiv by February 2023
Hydrogen train trial to inform electrification thinking
GERMANY: Baden-Württemberg local operator Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs is to test an Alstom iLint hydrogen multiple-unit in regular service.
Germany needs faster electrification, says Allianz pro Schiene
GERMANY: The federal government needs to accelerate significantly the rate of electrification if it is to achieve its target of having at least 70% of the national network wired by 2025, according to the non-profit transport alliance Allianz pro Schiene.
Kyiv metro trains get mid-life overhaul
UKRAINE: Kyiv metro’s rolling stock repair workshop has rolled out an initial set of five Type 81-717/714 cars which have undergone a 35m hryvnia mid-life modernisation.
Niedersachsen orders the ‘quietest trains in Germany’
GERMANY: ‘Niedersachsen has never ordered so many new trains in one go’, said Land Minister of Transport Dr Bernd Althusmann when transport authority LNVG named Alstom as preferred bidder to supply 34 partly-double-deck electric multiple-units for use on Expresskreuz Bremen/Niedersachsen services.
Hamburg S-Bahn EMU deliveries complete
DB Cargo UK tests vegetable oil fuelled Class 60
PKP Intercity orders shunting locomotives
Metra to test electric shunting locomotive
Turkish tank wagons support Iraqi rail freight revival
Traxtion supplies locomotives to Sénégal
Three cities place joint tram order
Serbia calls tenders for 200 km/h EMUs
Supercapacitors and sensors on latest generation of Moscow trams
Baselland Transport selects Stadler trams
Hamilton – Auckland connector is ready to roll
Siemens Mobility awards contracts for train factory to ‘put Goole on the map’
Southern’s first refurbished Electrostar returns to service
Brno orders trams and trolleybuses
Estonian EMU contract awarded
Gono Line DMUs replaced
Certifying a Chinese electric locomotive for EU operation
LEDs replace halogen lights on Lille metro trains