(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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Tagged 000 employees, 1, 150th anniversary, 2, 40 UK companies, 660 Aventra carriages, Adessia, Alstom, Alstom Begins Passenger Rollout of Ten Additional Elizabeth Line Trains, Alstom Centre of Excellence, August 28 2026, Aventra, Class 345 Aventra, Class 345 No. 345071, Derby, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, electric multiple units, Elizabeth line, EMUs, First Government-Funded Class 345 Aventra Enters Service on Elizabeth Line, GTS, High Speed Two, HS2, London, New Derby-Built Aventra Train Joins London’s Elizabeth Line Fleet, Nimesh Tailor, nine-carriage train, Old Oak Common, passenger demand, passenger rail, passenger service, Rail Manufacturing, railway capacity, railway supply chain, railway testing, regional rail, rolling stock, September 1 2026, TfL, train manufacturing, Transport for London, UK government funding, UK rail industry, United Kingdom, Urban Rail
(IN BRIEF) BLT Baselland Transport AG has commissioned Stadler Rail to implement the NOVA Pro communication-based train control system across its core network in the Basel metropolitan area, advancing its strategy to automate and digitalize rail operations. Following the system’s … Read the full press release
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Tagged 4G, 5G, Automation Capabilities Through Strategic Partnership with Stadler, Basel metropolitan area, BLT Advances Digital Rail Transformation with Network Wide Rollout of NOVA Pro Automation Technology Basel Region Transport Operator BLT Strengthens, BLT Baselland Transport AG, CBTC, Communication Based Train Control, digitalization, GoA2, NOVA Pro, public transport, rail automation, Reto Rotzler, Silvio Gemperli, smart mobility, Stadler Rail, Switzerland, Tango trams, TINA trams, Urban Rail, Waldenburg Railway
(IN BRIEF) DSB has signed a landmark framework contract with the Siemens Mobility–Stadler consortium for 226 fully automated four-car S-trains, with an option for up to 100 additional units, in a deal valued at around three billion euros that will … Read the full press release
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Tagged Air-free Brake System, Ansgar Brockmeyer, automated train operation, Banedanmark, barrier-free trains, capacity increase, CBTC, Copenhagen S-Bane, CORMAP, Denmark rai, digital maintenance, DSB, DSB Awards Three-Billion-Euro Automated S-Train Contract to Siemens Mobility and Stadler, DSB Launches Largest Automated Open Railway Programme with New GoA4 S-Train Fleet, Flemming Jensen, FRACAS RAM, GoA4, Michael Peter, Railigent X, rolling stock, S-train, Siemens Mobility, Stadler, sustainable rail, Trainguard MT, TSSSA+, Urban Rail
(IN BRIEF) Bosch Engineering has introduced its innovative tram assist suite, a comprehensive driver assistance system designed to improve safety and reduce operational disruptions in urban rail systems. The suite includes features such as forward, near range, flank, and focus … Read the full press release
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