(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 26-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler, a Swiss train maker with over 75 years of experience, has announced it will deliver 24 streetcars of the TRAMLINK type with an option for up to 19 additional vehicles to Jenaer … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, 25-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, Alstom earns full certification¹ of the latest interoperability standard for rail, ETCS² Baseline 3 Release 2. Alstom has also been certified by Belgorail³ to … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, AtlasOnboard solutions, Belgorail, certification, data fusion, data fusion algorithms, Deutsche Bahn, ETCs, interoperability standard for rail, locomotive, odometry system, railway certification, Railways, Rob Whyte, satellite navigation, trains
(PRESS RELEASE) BUSSNAG, 12-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss trains manufacturer Stadler has announced that 20 additional Capricorn trains are ordered from the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) for the Rhaetian Railway. The current purchase is worth 172.9 million Swiss Francs (~ EUR … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Ansgar Brockmeyer, Capricorn trains, Klosters, Landquart, rail, RhB, Stadler, The Rhaetian Railway, trains
(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, France, 30-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom awarded a €120 million worth contract to supply 30 Coradia Lint regional trains to Hessische Landesbahn (HLB). The 120-seater trains are spacious, bright and disabled-friendly which offer a unique travel experience … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Coradia Lint, Hessische Landesbahn, HLB, Jörg Nikutta, trains, travel, Veit Salzmann, Wetterau West-East
(PRESS RELEASE) BUSSNANG, Switzerland, 8-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler announces order for 21 additional KISS electrical multiple unit trains valued at approx. 313 million euros. The contract was signed with Hungarian state owned passenger operator MÁV-START. A framework agreement for … Read the full press release
Posted in Hungary, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged coaches, double-deckers, Hungary, KISS electrical multiple unit trains, KISS EMUs, MÁV-START, rolling stock, Stadler, trains
Service to begin when timetable changes on December 9, 2018 Federal Railway Authority approves operation of trains Approval granted punctually Increased capacity and passenger comfort MUNICH, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The electric multiple unit (EMU) trains built by Siemens Mobility for … Read the full press release
94 metro trains for London based on the Inspiro platform Delivery beginning in 2023 Digital services based on Siemens Mobility’s Railigent New trains will be more spacious, air-conditioned, have walk-through carriages and improve accessibility Additional capacity, maximized throughput and improved … Read the full press release
Saint-Ouen, France, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom participates today in the inauguration of the Tangier-Casablanca high speed line with its very high-speed trains supplied and delivered to the Office National des Chemins de Fer Marocain (ONCF). The line has been inaugurated by His … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Casablanca, Emmanuel Macron, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, King Mohammed VI, MOROCCO, Tangier, trains
Transdev contracted Stadler to design, build and deliver 64 electrical trains of the FLIRT type for use on the suburban railway lines in Hanover. BERLIN, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The company Transdev GmbH won a Europe-wide public tender to operate the … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Dr Tobias Heinemann, electrical trains, Hanover, locomotive, railway, Stadler, Thomas Ahlburg, trains, Transdev
Saint-Ouen, France, 25-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom is beginning shipment of the 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains destined for Senegal from Alstom’s site in Reichshoffen, France. This milestone follows successful completion of production, all on-site tests and validation by customer APIX. The … Read the full press release
Hybrid system enables quieter, more fuel efficient and zero-emission train operations After a pilot programme in 2020, Porterbrook plans to offer customers HybridFLEX trains West Sussex, England, 21-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook, the UK’s largest owner of passenger rolling stock, … Read the full press release
BERLIN, 19-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler proudly presents today together with Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE) the new generation of six-axle bi-mode EURODUAL locomotives. HVLE ordered 10 locomotives in 2017 to be used in the transport of goods in Germany. Stadler’s EURODUAL locomotive … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged EURODUAL, Havelländische Eisenbahn, HVLE, Iñigo Parra, InnoTrans 2018, locomotive, Stadler, trains
BUSSNANG, 17-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler was already one of the largest exhibitors of rail vehicles at InnoTrans 2016. The train manufacturer with production sites in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Belarus and the USA has even bigger plans for this … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged electric locomotive, InnoTrans 2018, locomotive, Stadler, train manufacturer, trains
The Czechs can look forward to the most modern passenger cars in Europe. National transport company České dráhy has ordered them from the Siemens-Škoda consortium for its long-distance lines. The supermodern, comfortable vehicles combine the benefits and experience gained from … Read the full press release
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
Saint-Ouen, France, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has signed an agreement with Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) to supply six additional Metropolis trains (36 metro cars) and 11 additional Metropolis trains (33 metro cars) for the extensions of Singapore North East … Read the full press release
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
Biggest test of new signalling system so far completed this weekend Customers will begin to see reliability benefits from the summer World’s oldest metro being transformed into one of the most modern LONDON, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Another weekend of testing … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Metro, Shaun Jones, signalling, signalling system, Stuart Harvey, TfL, Thales, trains, TRANSPORT, Transport for London, Tube
St Petersburg, RUSSIA, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The agreement was signed by Russian Railways CIO Evgeny Charkin and MegaFon COO Anna Serebryanikova at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The companies plan to step up cooperation to provide passengers on high speed and long … Read the full press release
Bussnang, Switzerland 28-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler won out against the competition to build 22 customised electrical multiple units (EMU) for Stockholm Transport (SL). The total contract volume amounts to approximately CHF 232 million. The EMU will be used on the Roslagsbanan … Read the full press release
Posted in Sweden, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Stadler, Stockholm Transport, trains
Škoda Transportation has invested around 80 million Czech crowns in the ancillary plants at Škoda factory premises in Plzeň. The investment was mainly aiming at increasing production capacities and boosting efficiency in the production of new trams, locomotives and trains. Opening … Read the full press release
LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Work to improve disabled access to toilets on trains and at stations is underway following talks between Rail Minister Paul Maynard and senior rail industry representatives. The Rail Minister met with senior executives after Paralympian Anne … Read the full press release
London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide up to GBP 500 million to Transport for London (TfL) under a new corporate facility to support the latest step in Crossrail’s development. The … Read the full press release
Moustaches fixed to trains on the Waterloo to Reading line Twitter competition asked passengers to ‘#SpotaMoTrain’ Four winners to receive prizes Southampton, UK, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — South West Trains- Network Rail Alliance today (Friday 29 November) announced the winners of its … Read the full press release
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Tagged #SpotaMoTrain, Christian Roth, Colonel K, Dick Dastardly, Freddie Mercury, Groucho Marx, Hercule Poirot, John Cleese, Lionel Richie, Magnum PI, Ned Flanders, Nigel Mansell, Ron Burgundy, South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, Stephen Fry, Terry Thomas, trains, Twitter competition, Waterloo - Reading line, winners
Bruxelles, Belgique, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La SNCB a demandé à Siemens des garanties que les adaptations annoncées de personnel à travers le monde de la multinationale allemande ne provoquent pas de conséquences pour la livraison en cours et le suivi de … Read the full press release
Pistoia, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AnsaldoBreda SpA has sued before the competent court in Utrecht its Dutch client, the finance company NSFSC, as well as its parent company, the NS Dutch Railways, for the fulfillment of the obligations of these customers under the contract … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Italy, Law, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AnsaldoBreda, AnsaldoBreda SpA, Belgian railwaysNMBS, court, Dutch Railways, Fyra trains, lawsuit, NSFSC, Railways, trains, Utrecht
Italy, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Manfellotto’s message to travelers of the Dutch trains I wish to speak to travelers of the Dutch trains. In this moment you are deprived of the pleasure of traveling in a safe, comfortable and reliable way … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Italy, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged AnsaldoBreda, Brussels – Amsterdam line, Dutch trains, Frecciarossa trains, Fyra trains, high-speed train, high-speed train Fyra, Maurizio Manfellotto, statement, sustainable mobility, trains, travelers, V250 trains
Proposals targeting 15% capacity increase by 2019 Work starts to procure more than 135 extra carriages for suburban routes Infrastructure investment to help drive reliability improvements 19-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Plans are being developed to deliver a transformational capacity increase on … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Department for Transport, London Waterloo, Patrick McLoughlin, rail investment strategy, rail networks, rail travel, South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, Tim Shoveller, trains, Waterloo International Terminal
12-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arriva UK Trains has been selected as a National Champion and will represent the UK in the prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards (EBAs). The business, which is responsible for overseeing Arriva group’s eight UK rail businesses*, beat … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Tripp, Arriva, Arriva UK Trains, Chiltern Railways, commuters using electric cars, Deutsche Bahn, EBAs, electricity charging points, Europe’s most competitive business awards competition, London Overground network, prestigious 2013/2014 European Business Awards, rail operations, rain water for train toilets, recycling schemes, Ruban d'Honneur, Steve Murphy, Sunderland, switch from car to train, trains
Plzeň, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representatives of the Škoda Transportation company and the German operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) signed a contract for the delivery of six modern train sets, amounting to 110 million euro. The vehicles will be operating in Bavaria on the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bavaria, delivery of six modern train sets, Deutsche Bahn, EUR 110M contract, Ingolstadt, Lubomíra Černá, Munich, Nrnberg - Ingolstadt – Munich, Nurnberg, Plzeň, railway track, rolling stock, Rüdiger Grube, Škoda Transportation, Tomáš Krsek, train sets, trains
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
22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of the improvement programme to the transport sector in Latin America, Alstom has achieved an important milestone in the region. The company has delivered the first 3 trains to the first metro line in Panama … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, Consorcio Linea 1, FCC, Latin America, metro cars, metro line, Odebrecht, Panama, Panama City, Panama Metro, trains, Urbalis CBTC
16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is increasing its loan for PKP Intercity’s Pendolino trains from EUR 224m to EUR 342m. The project consists of the purchase of 20 modern high-speed trains and the construction of an associated … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bratislava, Brno, EIB, Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, high-speed trains, Katowice, Krakow, Opole, PKP Intercity, PKP Intercity’s Pendolino trains, rail transport, railway, Rzeszow, Tarnów, trains, Vienna, Warsaw, Wrocław
14-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom is awarded a contract worth around 60 million euros by the private operator AKN Eisenbahn AG for the supply of 14 Coradia Lint regional trains to run in the Northern Germany, connecting the cities of Hamburg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AKN, AKN Eisenbahn AG, Alstom, Alstom Deutschland AG, Coradia Lint, Coradia Lint regional trains, Dr. Martin Lange, Elmshorn, exhaust emission standards, Hamburg, Neumünster, Norderstedt, Northern Germany, passengers, regional trains, Schleswig-Holstein, trains, Wolfgang Seyb
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
Next generation orders to install ABB traction and onboard equipment on 76 trains Zurich, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth more than $60 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABB, Gelenktriebwagen, GTW, Hessische Landesbahn, light electric trains, NSB Norway, onboard equipment, onboard power equipment, Stadler Rail, Stadler Rail trains, Südtiroler Transportstrukturen, Thurbo, traction equipment, trains, Ulrich Spiesshofer, Zurich
6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom was awarded a contract by UK Power Networks Services to supply its innovative Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (HESOP) energy recovery system for the Victoria Line of the London Underground. The contract, worth about €1 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Cloudesley Road substation, CO2 emissions, contract, control tunnel temperatures, energy consumption, energy efficient, energy generated during braking, energy recovery system, Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser, HESOP, HESOP control system, K Power Networks Services, London Underground, regenerative braking, Terence Watson, the Tube, trains, unused power, Victoria Line
18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Latest independent figures have revealed that annual passenger complaint levels at Arriva’s UK train operations have reduced with one of the group’s businesses achieving a 90 per cent reduction over the past six years. Data published by … Read the full press release
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