(IN BRIEF) The first of ten new Alstom Class 345 Aventra trains built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works has entered passenger service on London’s Elizabeth line, with unit 345071 beginning operations on 28 August 2026 after acceptance on 25 August. … Read the full press release
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(IN BRIEF) Stadler has secured a new order from Stockholm Transport (SL) for ten additional X15p electric multiple units worth 94 million Swiss francs, expanding the fleet on the Roslagsbanan railway. The narrow-gauge line, connecting Stockholm’s northeastern suburbs to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AB Transitio, Annika Bergström, Arlanda express, Bussnang, Christian König, electric multiple units, Lokaltog, Norske tog, partnership, railway modernisation, Roslagsbanan, Scandinavia rail transport, SL, Stadler, Stockholm Transport, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Sweden, Thurgau, VR Group, X15p trains
(IN BRIEF) CAF has won two maintenance contracts worth over €100 million: a 14-year full-service agreement for 26 six-car trainsets on São Paulo Metro Line 5, operated by Motiva Group, and a five-year support contract with Auckland One Rail for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AOR, Auckland One Rail, Auckland Transport, CAF, Capão Redondo, CBTU, commuter rail, CPTM, electric multiple units, global rail services, Guido Caloi, lifecycle services, mobility, Motiva Group, rail aftermarket, São Paulo Metro Line 5, sustainable transport, train maintenance, Trensurb, Wiri workshop
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