ÖBB chooses Siemens to build day and night fleets

Siemens has supplied day coaches for ÖBB's Railjet inter-city fleet over recent years, and it is now set to supply overnight coaches for the Nightjet network too.

The nine-car day trains are needed to replace EuroCity stock that ÖBB currently operates on services to and from Italy where updated fire regulations will prohibit their deployment from 2021. The overnight stock is destined to replace or augment the fleet that ÖBB currently uses on its Nightjet services. ÖBB’s ...

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