(IN BRIEF) Stadler has presented three new KISS double-decker trains for the City Airport Train (CAT) service between Wien Mitte and Vienna Airport, with passenger operations scheduled to begin in autumn 2027 after completion of works linked to the Vienna … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged accessibility, accessible toilet facilities, air travellers, airport express train, airport rail connection, airport transfer, airport transportation, ambient lighting, Austria, autumn 2027, cat, Christian Diewald, Christoph Korherr, City Airport Train, double-decker train, five-car train, KISS double-decker trains, low-floor boarding, luggage storage, Michael Forstner, natural materials, New Premium KISS Trains Set to Upgrade Vienna Airport Transfer Experience, onboard Wi-Fi, passenger comfort, passenger information system, passenger service, Paul Blaguss, power sockets, pram areas, premium train interior, public transport, public transport modernization, rail transport, real-time updates, small fleet, St. Margrethen, Stadler, Stadler and CAT Unveil Double-Decker Trains Designed for Air Travellers, Stadler Austria, Stadler Delivers Tailor-Made Airport Rail Solution for Vienna CAT Service, Switzerland, tailored vehicle solution, USB ports, Vienna, Vienna Airport, Vienna city centre, Vienna core line closure, wheelchair spaces, wide gangways, Wien Mitte
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has delivered the first of 100 Next Generation G Class Trams into passenger service in Melbourne, Australia, under a €700 million contract awarded in 2022. The tram is developed from Alstom’s Flexity 2 design and is being … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 jobs, 100 trams, 2, 65 percent local content, accessibility, Alstom, Alstom-Built Next Generation Tram Begins Service on Melbourne Network, AUD 40 million investment, Australia, Australian rail industry, Australind train, Dandenong, disability groups, First of 100 Alstom G Class Trams Enters Passenger Operations in Victoria, Flexity, Flexity 2, G Class tram, Guillaume Tritter, Light Rail, Ling Fang, Local Manufacturing, low-floor tram, Maidstone, Melbourne, Melbourne tram network, Melbourne’s First New G Class Tram Enters Passenger Service Under Alstom Contract, Next Generation Tram, NGT, passenger comfort, passenger service, Public Transport Users Association, rail infrastructure, regenerative braking, rolling stock, stakeholder consultation, sustainable mobility, tram maintenance, tram manufacturing, urban mobility, Victoria, Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Victorian Government, Western Australia, X’trapolis 2.0, €700 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Alstom and BVG have launched Berlin’s new extra-long Urbanliner tram into commercial service. The first 50-metre tram entered regular operation on 15 July 2026 after final field trials and is now running on the M4, Berlin’s busiest tram … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, France, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 50-metre tram, accessibility, Alexanderplatz, Alstom, assistance system, barrier-free boarding, Berlin, Berlin public transport, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, Berlin’s Extra-Long Urbanliner Tram Begins Commercial Service on BVG’s M4 Line, Berlin’s New Extra-Long Tram Marks Major Step in BVG Fleet Modernisation, BVG, BVG Continues Fleet Renewal as 50-Metre Urbanliner Tram Begins Operations, camera system, Christoph Klaes, commercial service, Deutschlandticket, extra-long tram, Franziska Giffey, GT6 trams, Henrik Falk, LED door indicators, M4 line, passenger capacity, passenger service, public transport, rail infrastructure, tram comfort, tram fleet renewal, tram safety, urban mobility, Urbanliner, Ute Bonde, Weißensee depot
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured an additional order from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) for 30 Mireo trains, increasing their fleet to 100. The new trains, which will include both three-car and four-car units, are scheduled to enter passenger service … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2029, Air Conditioning, Andre Rodenbeck, Austrian Federal Railways, baby carriages, barrier-free access, bicycles, commuter trains, Czech Republic, electric multiple-unit trains, ETCs, European Train Control System, Framework Agreement, Germany, Mireo trains, ÖBB, partnership, passenger service, power sockets, regional transport, Siemens Mobility, skis, snowboards, sustainability, wheelchair accessibility, Wi-Fi
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