(IN BRIEF) SNCF Voyageurs has placed a €520 million order with Alstom for 35 additional RER NG trains, fully funded by Île-de-France Mobilités. This brings the total fleet to 166 trains, designed to modernize the RER E and RER D … Read the full press release
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Tagged advanced rolling stock, air-conditioning, Alstom, Frédéric Wiscart, French production sites, French railways, Île-de-France Mobilités, Île-de-France region, modernization, passenger capacity, public transportation, RER D line, RER E line, RER NG, smart mobility, SNCF Voyageurs, sustainable transportation, trains, USB ports, wheelchair accessibility
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has introduced its new Coradia Stream trains, designed specifically for FGC’s upcoming airport link between central Barcelona and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, set to launch in 2026. Built at Alstom’s facility near Barcelona, these eco-friendly, single-deck … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Barcelona Airport, connectivity, partnership, Spain, sustainability, trains
(IN BRIEF) The Italian railway operator SSIF has ordered additional narrow-gauge trains from Stadler, bringing the total to four as part of a framework agreement supported by €35.7 million in European funding. These new trains will operate on the Domodossola-Locarno … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Daniele Corti, Dr. Ansgar Brockmeyer, EU, Italy, Matteo Corti, partnership, SSIF, Stadler, sustainability, trains
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €1 billion in loans to support the purchase of up to 90 advanced suburban trains for the Rhineland region in Germany, encompassing Cologne and Düsseldorf. These modern Alstom trains, set to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged EIB, Germany, go.Rheinland, Michael Vogel, Nicola Beer, Oliver Wittke, partnership, Rhineland Public Transport, sustainability, trains, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
(IN BRIEF) Italian railway operator Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) has ordered three additional hydrogen-powered narrow-gauge trains from Stadler as part of a framework agreement. These trains will run on regional and local routes in Italy’s Calabria region and are expected … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, Italy, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Ansgar Brockmeyer, Aristide Vercillo Martino, battery-powered trains, Calabria, Ernesto Ferraro, FdC, Ferrovie della Calabria, hydrogen propulsion, hydrogen trains, hydrogenpowered trains, Italian railway operator, Maurizio Oberti, narrow-gauge trains, rail travel, rail vehicles, Stadler, trains
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured a significant order worth around €500 million to deliver 75 Mireo trains for the “Central German S-Bahn Network 2025+” (MDSB 2025+) project. The order includes 41 three-car Mireo trains, 18 four-car Mireo trains, and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, a global leader in sustainable mobility, has secured a significant contract valued at nearly 300 million euros to implement the NExTEO signalling system on the RER¹ B and RER D lines in the Île-de-France region. This contract … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Aix-en-Provence, Alstom, Alstom France, automation, CBTC, Cybersecurity, Île-de-France, Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, NExTEO, railway signalling, RATP, RER B line, RER D lines, Saint-Ouen, signalling, signalling system, smart mobility, SNCF Réseau, SNCF Voyageurs, sustainable mobility, trains, Urbalis, Villeurbanne
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UniCredit’s HypoVereinsbank are jointly providing credit lines exceeding €2 billion to support Deutsche Bahn in acquiring 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing is channeled through Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG) on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft, Christian Reusch, Deutsche Bahn, EIB, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, LHI Leasing GmbH, Munich S-Bahn, Siemens Mobility, special purpose vehicles, SPVs, Stefan Wildgruber, The European Investment Bank, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and HypoVereinsbank, a German affiliate of UniCredit, are providing credit lines totaling over €2 billion to Deutsche Bahn for the procurement of 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Christian Reusch, EIB, financing, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, Munich S-Bahn, partnership, Siemens Mobility, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) Euskotren, a public transportation company under the Basque Government, has awarded a contract to CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) for the supply of five new electric trains. The trains, from CAF’s 980 series, will operate on the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Spain and SEMI have been awarded a €25.5 million contract by ADIF to provide reliable 5G coverage for high-speed train routes in Spain. The project, part of the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, aims to enhance … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has unveiled the first of 106 new trainsets for Singapore’s MRT system upgrade. The trains, part of a major renewal program, will replace older trains that have been in service for nearly 30 years. Manufactured in China … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit, Chairman LTA, Chairman SMRT, Chief Executive, LTA, Mass Rapid Transit, Movia™, Mr. Alan Chan Heng Loon, Mr. Ng Lang, Mr. Seah Moon Ming, MRT lines, Ms. Ling Fang, rolling stock, S. Iswaran, Singapore’s MRT system, smart mobility, sustainable mobility, trains, trainsets, Yann Maixandeau
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured a €600 million contract to deliver 17 additional ICE 3neo trains to Deutsche Bahn. This brings the total ICE 3neo fleet to 90 trains. The trains, known for their high speed and innovative features, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DB, Deutsche Bahn, Dr. Michael Peterson, ICE 3neo, Michael Peter, Siemens Mobility, trains, Velaro MS
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility Austria has secured an order from ÖBB for an additional 27 electric trainsets from the Siemens Desiro ML series, as part of ÖBB’s efforts to renew its fleet and invest in modern trains for inner-Alpine transport. … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) La société autrichienne voestalpine Railway Systems a obtenu sa plus importante commande jamais réalisée, d’une valeur d’environ 237 millions d’euros, pour la conception, la fourniture et l’entretien d’aiguillages, d’entraînements et de joints de dilatation ferroviaire, y compris … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Franz Kainersdorfer, grande vitesse 2, groupe voestalpine, Herbert Eibensteiner, rails, réseau ferroviaire, systèmes ferroviaires, Systèmes ferroviaires voestalpine, trains, voies ferrées
(IN BRIEF) Austrian company, voestalpine Railway Systems, has secured its largest ever order worth around EUR 237 million for the design, supply, and servicing of turnouts, drives, and rail expansion joints including diagnostic systems for Great Britain’s new High Speed … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has reached a milestone in the modernization project of the Flirt-type electric trains in Hungary by equipping the first 36 of 59 units with its Atlas ETCS Level 2 L2 train control equipment. The project, which began … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has received an order from ČD-Telematika to supply European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 for 7 Pendolino vehicles of Line 680 and 66 electric vehicles of Line 471 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Slovakia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, ČD-Telematika, Dan Kurucz, electric vehicles, ETCs, ETCS system, European Train Control System, Jan Hobza, Pendolino vehicles, railway, signalling, sustainable mobility, trains
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 8-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Webuild SpA, an Italian industrial group specialised in the construction and civil engineering, formerly Salini Impregilo, has announced that the Parklife Metro consortium has won the tender for the Stations, Systems, Trains, Operations … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MILAN, 8-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Webuild SpA, groupe industriel italien spécialisé dans la construction et le génie civil, anciennement Salini Impregilo , a annoncé que le consortium Parklife Metro a remporté l’appel d’offres pour le package Stations, … Read the full press release
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