(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 14-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska and Amtrak sign contract for the rehabilitation and restoration of maintenance facilities for the Next Generation Acela 21 high-speed rail service in Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York, USA. The USD 40 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) VALENCIA, 18-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler to supply 60 new diesel-electric locomotives to Finland’s VR Group. The new locomotives will improve the operational efficiency in marshaling yards, freight terminals and on nonelectrified lines which make up 45 percent … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Iñigo Parra, locomotives, rail, Rolf Jansson, Stadler, VR Group
(PRESS RELEASE) Beasain, Spain, 21-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF has been awarded the Supply, Operate and Maintain contract for the Parramatta Light Rail Project (Stage 1), as part of the Great River City Light Rail consortium, including CAF Rail Australia and … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Australia, CAF, Laing O’Rourke, Light Rail, rail, train, Transdev Australasia, transportation
32 bi-directional trainsets offering more than 9,100 seats Passenger service expected to begin in 2022 Enhanced passenger experience MUNICH, 13-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €650 million contract in Canada to design and build the next … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged CANADA, mobility, Montréal, Québec, rail, Sabrina Soussan, Siemens Mobility, Toronto, trainsets, TRANSPORT
BUSSNANG, Switzerland, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler is to deliver five rack-and-pinion / adhesion traction GTW-type multiple units and a multifunctional rack-and-pinion / adhesion traction locomotive for the Slovakian rail company ŽSSK (Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia). The vehicles will … Read the full press release
Posted in Slovakia, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Capgemini recognized for its commitment to creating sustainable solutions for its clients and its ability to execute its climate strategy PARIS, 28-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini announced today that it has received the Railsponsible Climate Change Supplier Award in the category “General Services Related … Read the full press release
The logistics professionals at the DHL Start-Up Helpdesk have fashioned a custom, multi-modal supply chain solution for transporting Bonavi brand strollers by rail, air and sea. High-end baby carriages ride the rails from China to Germany Product sample shipping with … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Management, Small Business, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air, airfreight, Bonavi, DHL, forwarding, Global Forwarding, Helpdesk, multimodal, Nicolai Rehberg, Niklas Ott, parcel, rail, sea, start-up, startup, strollers, supply_chain, TRANSPORT
Contracts worth €182 million to implement ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 on two lines Development will cover 785 km of rail systems, 41 stations and 7 Local Control Centres Speed of passenger trains to increase to 160 km/h La Défense, France, 06-Jun-2018 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged infrastructure, Krakow, Kunowice, Pawel Piotrowski, Polskie Linie Kolejowe, rail, Rzeszow, Terespol, Thales, trains
Successful simulation of hybrid train operation on Lake Constance Belt Railway MTU Hybrid PowerPack reduces emissions, noise levels and operating costs on the existing infrastructure Development is part of the Rolls-Royce electrification strategy Friedrichshafen, Germany, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The MTU … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Bodenseegürtelbahn, CO2emissions, DB Systemtechnik, Deutsche Bahn subsidiary, electrification, hybrid train, hybrid_train, Lake Constance Belt Railway, Lars Kräft, MTU Hybrid PowerPacks, rail, Rolls-Royce, train
OXFORD, 24-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading the way in the commercialisation of facilities, AmeyTPT, part of Amey Consulting, has been awarded a new contract by Translink, Northern Ireland’s public transport operator, to provide a range of commercial management services across … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged AmeyTPT, bus, Deborah Richards, Patrick Anderson, public_transport, rail, train, Translink, TRANSPORT
Bussnang, Switzerland, 19-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler is designing and building 26 single and double-decker multiple units for the Slovenian state rail operator Slovenske Železnice. The order comprises eleven FLIRT EMU trains, five FLIRT DMU trains and ten KISS EMU trains, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Slovenia, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Peter Jenelten, rail, rail operator, Slovenske Železnice, Stadler, trains
BUDAPEST/ STUTTGART, 07-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hungarian state railway (MÀV) has decided to purchase nine Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 423 road-railers to maintain its rail network. Powered by the environmentally friendly Euro VI four-cylinder in-line engine OM 934 LA with an output of 170 kW (231 hp), … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Hungary, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged crane, Hungarian state railway, lifting, MÀV, Mercedes-Benz, mower boom, rail, rail grinder, rail network, railway, road-railers, snow blower, track sprayer
INVITATION – PRESS BRIEFING Have the Marco Polo programmes been effective in shifting traffic off the road? 11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 2003, the Marco Polo I and II programmes have financed transport service projects designed to shift freight transport from road … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Media, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged EU transport policy, European Court of Auditors, freight transport, inland waterways, Marco Polo I, Marco Polo II, rail, reduce international road freight traffic, Road transport, short sea shipping, TRANSPORT
Low-cost whisper brakes authorized for use throughout Europe • retrofitting of Deutsche Bahn’s existing rolling stock fleet now underway • Federal government provides funding – transport companies make their contribution Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deployment of quieter freight trains starts … Read the full press release
– A design-build contract with a value of €1.5 billion – Works over a period of five years, involving up to 3,000 employees – A flagship project in Qatar in the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Rueil-Malmaison, 20-6-2013 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2022 FIFA World Cup, Al-Darwish Engineering, Doha airport, Doha metro, dual-tube underground line, GS Engineering and Contracting, Msheireb neighbourhood, Qatar, Qatar Rail, Qatari Diar, rail, Rueil-Malmaison, VINCI, Vinci Construction Grands Projets
Brussels, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes the progress achieved in the Transport Council today to enhance the quality and efficiency of Europe-wide rail services by removing remaining technical obstacles. Following the proposal of the Commission for the recast of … Read the full press release
27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dr. Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of voestalpine AG, made the following statement regarding the agreement with Deutsche Bahn: “We are very pleased that, after very intense negotiations, agreement with Deutsche Bahn has … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Law, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged antitrust proceedings, Deutsche Bahn, Dr. Wolfgang Eder, Duisburg, German Federal Cartel Office, German rail cartel, Peter Felsbach, rail, rail cartel, rail rolling mill, rails, statement, voestalpine
13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Voith continues to opt for efficient MAN engines in the rail sector: the drive systems manufacturer has placed a follow-up order with MAN for a further 68 D2876 rail engines that will be used in Brazil and … Read the full press release
Stadler presents mock-up of Berlin underground train at UITP in Geneva Bussnang, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The first Stadler underground trains in Berlin will start service for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) in 2015. The UITP congress in Geneva at the end of May … Read the full press release
8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An expert hearing on plans to open up the EU’s national rail passenger markets to competition will be held by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. Experts representing passengers, rail workers, operators and infrastructure managers will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Competition, Debate, MEPs, passenger, rail, rail passenger market, Railways
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