Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.ÖBB orders electric multiple-units for eastern Austria
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has placed a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply a further 21 Desiro ML electric multiple-units, which the operator brands as Cityjet.
Stockholm metro traffic management systems to be renewed
SWEDEN: Greater Stockholm transport administration SL has awarded Cactus Rail a €35m contract to replace the traffic management systems on the capital’s Red and Blue metro lines and provide 25 years of support.
Torino driverless metro train production underway
ITALY: Representatives from the city of Torino’s infrastructure manager Infra.To have visited the Alstom factory at Valenciennes in France to see the production of the first two cars of four four-car Metropolis trainsets on order.
Bogie maintenance contract
DENMARK: Regional operator Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S has awarded VR FleetCare a contract covering the overhaul of bogies and pneumatic components for its fleet of Alstom Coradia LINT multiple-units.
Rack railway tests collision warning system
SWITZERLAND: Trials with a collision warning system as the first stage in a project to switch to GoA4 driverless operation have begun on the 1 200 mm gauge Rheineck – Walzenhausen line in the canton of St Gallen.
Pomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding
POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has exercised an option to purchase nine more four-car Impuls2 electric multiple-units from Newag, the region’s Marshal Mieczysław Struk announced on April 16.
Abellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
Siemens to upgrade København S-bane for driverless operation
Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion
Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
Stadler’s Spanish suburban EMUs on test
Interview: Eurofima adapts to a changing market
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
Stars align for night train service
Shining a light on Dutch depots
Bologna issues tram tender to support emerging network
Railway supply industry news round-up
Portugal: South International Corridor nears completion
RZD orders high speed trains for revived Moscow – St Petersburg project
Talgo Avril high speed trainsets to enter service in May
Modertrans delivers first tram to Berlin – Woltersdorf line
Trenitalia seeks more business in France
Railcoop on brink of liquidation as financing gap stymies restructuring hope