(IN BRIEF) ÖBB has ordered seven additional FLIRT Akku battery-electric trains from Stadler as part of its strategy to decarbonise regional rail transport in Austria. The new units will be manufactured in Bussnang and delivered in 2028 before entering service … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Ansgar Brockmeyer, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Austrian regional rail transport, battery powered railway technology, battery-electric multiple-unit trains, Bussnang Switzerland train manufacturing, emission free rail transport Austria, Erlauftalbahn railway line, European rail electrification alternatives, FLIRT Akku battery train, Kamptalbahn railway line, ÖBB Expands Sustainable Rail Fleet with Seven Additional Stadler FLIRT Akku Battery-Electric Trains, railway decarbonisation projects, regional train modernisation Austria, Stadler, sustainable rail mobility Europe
(IN BRIEF) CAF has launched work on a new battery-electric train maintenance depot at Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck, following February 2025 planning approval. The 90,000 m² site will be reconfigured with 14 turnout points, 3,500 m of new track, an electrified charging loop, … Read the full press release
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Tagged battery-electric multiple-unit trains, BEMU, CAF, depot modernisation, digitalisation, emissions-free transport, Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck depot, Ibon García, Karin Welge, Niederrhein-Münsterland network, NWL, Oliver Wittke, partnership, rapid battery charging, Ronald R.F. Lünser, sustainability, sustainable rail, urban regeneration, VRR, workshop hall
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