Škoda Group to deliver new electric trains to run in Czech Republic
Škoda Group is to deliver twenty-three new electric units to RegioJet, which is the largest private railway carrier in Central Europe.
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New firefighting trains delivered to Austria
Stadler has made public its new "Servicejets", 68-metre-long special trains that will be used by ÖBB-Infrastruktur, the operator of Austria's railway…
New trains for mountain railway
New rolling stock is being delivered this week for the Grütschalp-Mürren adhesion section of the Lauterbrunnen-Mürren mountain rail- and cableway.
€150 million investment for train depot upgrade
Siemens Mobility is to invest around €150 million to expand its service depot in Dortmund-Eving in Germany.
$1.5m upgrade of Durham railway station complete
The USA's passenger rail company Amtrak has completed renovations at Durham station in North Carolina.
Siemens Mobility to prepare Danish railway for driverless operation
Siemens Mobility has signed contracts with Banedanmark and Danish State Railways to upgrade Copenhagen’s S-bane network with GoA4 technology.
Steam locomotives in Netherlands to be converted to battery power
Interesting news coming from The Netherlands this morning (22nd April 2024) is that the steam locomotives based at Efteling will be converted to batte…
First Alstom C-Series train enters passenger service for Western Australia Railcar Program
Alstom has delivered the first of its Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) C-Series train to the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program.
Battery-powered train service launched in Germany
Germany’s first battery-powered trains started service on 8 April, operating on the Network 8 “Ortenau” route in Southwestern Germany.
Austrian freight operator increases its international services
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has increased services on some of its most popular routes from Germany and Austria to Italy, Slovenia, and Hungary.