ERA EU-wide responsibility enters into force
From 16 June 2019, the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) is entering a new era of single and simplified authorisation […]
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Stadler receives approval for its first Flirt train in the UK
UK Office of Rail and Road (ORR) granted Stadler the approval for the 24 four-car bimodal Flirt BMU for Greater […]
France is preparing for a single mobility group
Starting 1 January 2020, French state-owned railway entities will merge, forming SNCF SA, a holding company, under France’s railway reform […]
Transdev orders 16 additional Flirt EMUs
Transdev subsidiary NordWestBahn GmbH awarded Stadler a EUR 100 million contract for the supply of 16 four-car Flirt EMUs which […]
Baden-Württemberg orders 18 Coradia Lint trains
Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW) awarded Alstom a EUR 80 million contract for the supply of 18 Coradia Lint regional trains […]
Israel orders 74 additional Twindexx Vario double-deck coaches
Israel Railways awarded Bombardier Transportation a EUR 147 million contract for the supply of 74 additional Twindexx Vario double-deck coaches. […]
A rail engineering centre to be created in Russia
Sinara Group and Siemens Mobility GmbH signed with Russian Railways an agreement for the development of an engineering center. RZD […]
RZD orders 13 Sapsan trains
Russian Railways, Siemens Mobility and Ural Locomotives signed a EUR 1.1 billion contract for the supply of 13 high-speed Velaro […]
Agreement signed for Russia’s first hybrid locomotive
Russian Railways, Transmashholding and Rusnano signed an agreement on the production of shunting locomotives using a hybrid drive based on […]
Two UK companies complete innovative digital functionality demonstration
Veea Systems and Angel Trains have completed a joint project demonstrating smart rail edge computing and mesh wireless networking for […]