Stadler Rail news – Page 7

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    Ferrovie della Calabria unveils narrow gauge DMU

    2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

    ITALY: The first of four 950 mm gauge Stadler SRDe 212 diesel multiple-units for Ferrovie della Calabria was unveiled at Cosenza station on February 1. The two-car DMUs ordered in February 2021 have large windows, facing seats and low-floor areas with dedicated ...

  • Polregio H Cegielski FPS EMU impression
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    Regional railways to be revitalised with 200-train framework agreements

    2023-01-30T12:24:00Z

    POLAND: Regional passenger operator Polregio has signed framework agreements with four manufacturers for the supply of up to 200 electric multiple-units which are intended to offer a step-change in quality on routes serving smaller towns. The agreements signed on January 25 enable H Cegielski FPS, Pesa ...

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    Stadler Flirt3 XLs ordered for Frankfurt – Koblenz service

    2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: VIAS Rail is to lease eight Stadler Flirt3 XL electric multiple-units from Alpha Trains for use on a Frankfurt – Koblenz service along the right bank of the Rhein which is to be introduced in December 2025. There is an option for one more EMU. ...

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    Rail Business UK

    Merseyrail’s custom-designed Class 777 EMUs enter service

    2023-01-25T15:23:00Z

    UK: Rail Business UK  travels on the first passenger service operated by Merseyrail’s custom-built Stadler Class 777 electric multiple-units to see a revised method of operation and hear about Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s plans for ‘putting the public back into public transport’.

  • Aargau Verkehr Stadler Saphir II EMU impression
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    Aargau Verkehr orders EMUs to standardise fleet

    2023-01-24T12:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Aargau Verkehr has awarded Stadler a SFr39·5m contract to supply five ABe4/8 Saphir II metre-gauge electric multiple-units for use on the 22 km Wynental and 10 km Suhrental lines west of Zürich from December 2025. The firm order has been placed as an option on ...

  • Merseyrail Stadler EMU at InnoTrans 2022 (12)
    Rail Business UK

    Introduction of Merseyrail Class 777 EMUs ‘just days away’

    2023-01-18T16:23:00Z

    UK: ‘The time has finally arrived — our new trains are now just days away’, said Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram when he announced that Merseyrail’s Stadler Class 777 EMUs are expected to enter service on January 23. Rotheram’s announcement on January 18 came after ...

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    DB maintenance fleet to get Stadler Guardia ETCS

    2023-01-17T11:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz has awarded Stadler a contract to retrofit up to 80 maintenance vehicles with its Guardia ETCS Baseline 3.6.0 onboard equipment. There is a firm order for installation on an initial eight 711.1 and 741.X vehicles for use in Germany and Switzerland ...

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    Marguerite enters service on Mont-Blanc mountain railway

    2023-01-03T09:53:00Z

    FRANCE: The last of the four metre-gauge electric multiple-units supplied by Stadler to re-equip the Tramway du Mont-Blanc mountain railway entered service on December 21.

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    Metro Report International

    Stadler presents mock-up of tram-trains for German and Austrian operators

    2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: A mock-up of the Citylink tram-trains that Stadler is to supply to operators in Karlsruhe, Saarbrücken, Neckar-Alb, Oberösterreich and Salzburg was unveiled at the Betriebshof West depot in Karlsruhe on December 13. The mock-up is 22 m long, with a fully equipped interior. A consortium ...

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    Metro Report International

    Trams reach Waldenburg as regauged line reopens

    2022-12-19T10:01:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport has started operating light rail services between Liestal and Waldenburg, following the conversion of the former narrow-gauge railway which it acquired in 2016. The 13·1 km Waldenburgerbahn dating from 1883 has been rebuilt from 750 mm to 1 000 ...

  • Den Haag Stadler TINA tram impression (2)
    Metro Report International

    Stadler signs its first Dutch tram contract

    2022-12-16T16:39:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 56 trams for entry into service from 2026, with an option for additional vehicles. The three-section trams from Stadler’s TINA family will be 36·5 m long, with a maximum speed of 70 km/h ...

  • RENFE Stadler EMU impression
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    RENFE orders more double-deck EMUs from Stadler

    2022-12-16T14:34:00Z

    SPAIN: Stadler has been awarded a €308m contract to supply a further 20 double-deck electric multiple-units 200 m long to national operator RENFE. The firm order announced on December 15 has been placed an option on a March 2021 contract which covered an initial 24 EMUs ...

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    Stadler signs Kazakh rolling stock contracts

    2022-12-14T10:59:00Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: Stadler has signed three contracts totalling €2·3bn to supply national railway KTZ with 537 coaches in 2023-30, provide full-service maintenance for 20 years and acquire a local production facility. The order includes 234 sleeping cars with 40 berths, 233 couchette cars with 58 seats, 35 ...

  • Gauge-changing GoldenPass Express train service
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    MOB to launch gauge-changing Montreux – Interlaken GoldenPass Express

    2022-12-08T09:55:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: December 11 will mark the start of a long-awaited through service by luxury train between Interlaken and Montreux. Operated by Montreux-Oberland Bahn and BLS Lötschbergbahn, the gauge-changing GoldenPass Express service is expected to become a major attraction between the two lakeside resorts.

  • Milano Stadler Tramlink tram (2)
    Metro Report International

    Milano’s first Tramlink car arrives

    2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

    ITALY:·Milano municipal transport operator ATM took delivery of its first Stadler Tramlink tram for testing on December 1, with entry into service planned for next spring. Stadler signed its first Italian tram contract in September 2020, a six-year framework agreement to supply ATM with up to ...

  • Impression of Stadler Flirt for RegionAlps
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    Flirt Evo onboard network contract

    2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Westermo is to supply networking technology to support the train control and management systems on the next generation of Flirt EMUs that Stadler is to supply to Swiss Federal Railways, Thurbo and RegionAlps. In October last year Stadler won a framework contract to supply 510 EMUs, with a firm ...

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    Diesel-battery multiple-units enter service in Napoli

    2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

    ITALY: The first two diesel-battery multiple-units that Stadler has supplied for Campania regional operator EAV entered service on the Napoli – Piedimonte Matese line on November 24. EAV ordered five Stadler diesel-battery multiple-units in May 2019 at a cost of €35m plus ...

  • VR Stadler Flirt EMU impression
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    Commuter trains to combine Finnish design with Swiss engineering

    2022-11-29T13:47:00Z

    FINLAND: National operator VR has awarded Stadler a €250m contract to supply 20 electric multiple-units for entry into service on commuter routes from spring 2026, with options for 50 more and full maintenance. VR’s three priorities when tendering the contract were energy efficiency, a proven track ...

  • ADY Stadler Flirt DMU impression
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    Stadler relocates Flirt production from Belarus to Poland

    2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Stadler Rail has switched the production of Flirt multiple-units being built for Azerbaijan Railways from its Fanipol plant in Belarus to Siedlce in Poland. National railway ADY ordered four Flirt DMUs and six EMUs in November 2019. These were due to be assembled at the ...

  • Berlin U-Bahn Stadler JK metro car (6)
    Metro Report International

    Stadler unveils Berlin’s JK small-profile U-Bahn cars

    2022-11-25T06:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The first small-profile Type JK metro trainset for the Berlin U-Bahn network has been unveiled at Stadler’s Velten plant northwest of the capital. Operator BVG finalised a €3bn framework contract with Stadler in March 2020 for the supply of up to 1 500 vehicles, with ...