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    ‘Sleep in Motion’ night train concept launched

    2024-10-30T09:00:00Z

    EUROPE: A ‘groundbreaking’ concept for high-capacity overnight trains has been unveiled by Škoda Group. Developed by designers in the Austrian arm of the company, the ‘Sleep in Motion’ proposal features a double-deck coach with pairs of single-berth cubicles stacked one above the other on each side of ...

  • Northern Class 156 DMU at Whitby (Photo Northern)
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    Neurodiverse thinkers cut train operator’s fuel bills

    2024-10-29T04:00:00Z

    UK: Northern has worked with data scientists to calculate the most fuel efficient way of driving its diesel multiple-units while keeping to time. The tool combines the specific topography of Northern’s routes with real consumption data for different train types. Testing between Middlesbrough and Whitby identified ...

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    SBB unveils first modernised ICN trainset

    2024-10-25T14:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The first of the 44 ICN tilting inter-city trainsets to be refurbished was unveiled by Swiss Federal Railways on October 24. Following testing, the seven-car RABDe 500 trainset is expected to re-enter service this year. The fleet was built by Adtranz and Fiat-SIG, later Bombardier ...

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    Stadler awarded its first US light rail vehicle contract

    2024-10-24T11:19:00Z

    USA: Stadler has announced its first US light rail vehicle order, covering the supply of up to 80 Citylink cars tailored for Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX service in Salt Lake City. An initial $129m firm order for 20 LRVs was signed on October 23. This is ...

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    KTZ and Wabtec finalise US$405m locomotive order

    2024-10-22T12:18:00Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: Wabtec has finalised a US$405m agreement to supply Evolution Series ES44ACi (TE33A) diesel locomotives to national railway KTZ, which is upgrading its ageing fleet to meet growing demand. The locos will be built at Wabtec’s LKZ plant in Astana, which employs over 700 people. Deliveries ...

  • Paris metro battery loco impression (Image Stadler)
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    Customised battery locos ordered to haul Paris metro maintenance trains

    2024-10-21T11:31:00Z

    FRANCE: Paris transport operator RATP has placed its first order with Stadler, covering the supply of 12 custom-designed electric-battery locomotives to haul maintenance and repair trains across the entire metro network from 2027. The order announced on October 21 has been placed as part of a ...

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    Circumvesuviana fleet modernisation gets underway

    2024-10-19T05:00:00Z

    ITALY: Stadler has begun delivering the first of the 950 mm gauge electric multiple-units ordered by regional operator EAV for suburban services on the 169 km Circumvesuviana railway network south and east of Napoli. In May 2021 Stadler and EAV signed a ...

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    New leasing company awards 50-locomotive framework contract

    2024-10-18T15:29:00Z

    AUSTRIA: New entrant to the European full-service locomotive leasing market Green Mobility Partners has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract covering the supply and support of up to 50 locomotives. There is a firm order for eight Vectron MS electric locos and around-the-clock support, with an ...

  • Chiltern Railways has unveiled the first of its 28 Class 168 diesel multiple-units to be refurbished under a £12m programme.
    Rail Business UK

    First refurbished Class 168 DMU unveiled by Chiltern Railways

    2024-10-18T11:00:00Z

    UK: Chiltern Railways has unveiled the first of its 28 Class 168 diesel multiple-units to be refurbished under a £12m programme. However, the programme is facing delays because of the greater than anticipated differences in the first post-privatisation trainsets. Speaking to stakeholders at the presentation ...

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    GoldenPass Express locomotives ordered

    2024-10-18T09:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Berner Oberland-Bahn has awarded Stadler a contract to supply six custom-made locomotives. The order covers two types: four Ge4/4 900 V DC electric locomotives for push-pull operation of GoldenPass Express passenger trains and two similar Gem4/4 electro-diesel locomotives to haul maintenance trains. The four-axle 3 ...

  • Paris tram T1 TW20 (Photo: Jeremie Anne)
    Metro Report International

    Next generation of trams for Paris T1 unveiled

    2024-10-17T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités, operator RATP and Alstom have unveiled the first of the TW20 trams being supplied as part of a major programme to modernise and increase capacity on the busy T1 route across northern Paris. The 17 km route through the capital’s suburbs from ...

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    Carbon fibre composite lightweight wagon unveiled

    2024-10-16T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: A wagon made of a lightweight carbon fibre composite material has been developed by CRRC Qiqihar, China Energy Railway Equipment Co and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy. CRRC said the roll out of the wagon in September ‘marks a major breakthrough in China’s manufacturing, ...

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    Iarnród Éireann looks at diesel loco replacement options

    2024-10-15T11:00:00Z

    IRELAND: The Stadler Class 99 electro-diesel locomotive for UK operator GB Railfreight was receiving close scrutiny from Iarnród Éireann at InnoTrans in Berlin, with the Irish national operator confirming to Railway Gazette International that it had discussed with the manufacturer how the type might be adapted ...

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    Metro Report International

    London Underground train production underway in Goole

    2024-10-15T11:00:00Z

    Metro Report International visits the factory in Goole where Siemens Mobility is producing trains for London Underground’s Piccadidlly Line

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    Swedish hydrogen locomotive plan

    2024-10-14T09:00:00Z

    SWEDEN: During InnoTrans shunting and terminal services company Väte Rail signed an agreement to use a hydrogen shunting locomotive to be supplied by Polish manufacturer Pesa within two years. Väte Rail has a contract to provide shunting services for a steelmaker using vehicles provided by Hankavik. In ...

  • Turku tramway impression (Image City of Turku)
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    Turku plans tram procurement

    2024-10-14T05:00:00Z

    FINLAND: The city of Turku’s tramway project promoter Turun Raitiotie has begun market consultation ahead of the procurement of a fleet of trams. It plans to order 1 435 mm gauge trams 37 m long and 2 650 mm wide with a capacity of 220-260 passengers ...

  • UAE to Oman railway project promoter Hafeet Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contact to supply 27 EMD SD70ACS diesel locomotives.
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    Oman – UAE railway locomotive and technical support contracts awarded

    2024-10-11T13:34:00Z

    ASIA: UAE to Oman railway project promoter Hafeet Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contact to supply 27 EMD SD70ACS diesel locomotives. These will be designed to withstand the desert conditions, with advanced sand filtration systems as well as carbon emission reduction technologies. ‘This partnership reaffirms ...

  • Staten Island Railway R211s (Photo Marc A Hermann,  MTA)
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    Staten Island Railway fleet begins entering service

    2024-10-11T11:00:00Z

    USA: New York MTA’s Staten Island Railway began using its first R211S metro cars in public service on October 8. Kawasaki Rail Car is supplying 75 R211S cars for the 23 km standalone line on Staten Island as part of a large-scale programme to supply R211 ...

  • Mannheim Skoda ForCity Smart 38T tram (Photo Skoda) (1)
    Metro Report International

    Long tram unveiled in Mannheim

    2024-10-11T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: ‘We are now launching the new flagship of our fleet — the 60 m long tram’, said Christian Specht, Mayor of Mannheim and Chair of the Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr supervisory board at the unveiling of the operator’s first Škoda ForCity Smart 38T LRV. Specht reported that the ...

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    ComfortJet trainsets deployed on Praha – Berlin route

    2024-10-10T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Czech national operator České Dráhy has begun using ComfortJet long-distance trainsets on the Berliner international service from Praha to Berlin. This follows their entry into service on domestic routes in June. ‘We are symbolically starting a new phase of putting our ...