First Cross-Border Tram Line Between France and Germany Inaugurated

Alstom inaugurated the first cross-border tram line between France and Germany on April 28, with the first passengers crossing the bridge of…

Siemens to Acquire Leading Software Provider for Public Transportation

Siemens is planning to acquire HaCon, a leading software provider for public transportation, mobility and logistics. The two parties have...

Alstom and Airbus Sign Cybersecurity Cooperation Agreement

The increase in cyberattacks and the expansion of the Internet of Things and Big Data require new measures to protect transport systems...

Alstom and RATP Successfully Test Autonomous Tram Stabling

Alstom and the RATP (Paris Transport Authority), have successfully completed an initial experiment concerning the autonomous stabling of a t…

RegioJet to Launch Intercity Train Services in Austria

The new intercity train services will be operated in co-operation with an Austrian partner company, GKB train and bus operator (Graz-Köflache…

Stadler to Build Narrow-Gauge EMUs for Stockholm Transport

The 22 Narrow-Gauge EMUs will be used on the 65-kilometre Roslagsbanan route. The trains are designed for a speed of 120 km/h, and can take.…

Virgin and Stagecoach Join Forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership Bid

The Government announced that the West Coast Partnership franchise will run from 2019, that it will include the first few years of operation…

MTR Express to Speed Up Stockholm - Gothenburg Services

The Swedish Transport Agency, Sweden’s rail regulator, has given open access operator MTR Express, permission to increase the speed of its i…

Stadler to Supply First Double-Deck Trains for Hungary

Hungarian passenger operator MÁV-START Zrt. and Stadler have signed a frame agreement for the delivery of up to 40 double-deck trains.

The New Silk Road

The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…

Revenues Grow at Transmashholding

Transmashholding (TMH), the largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail equipment in Russia, reports it increased revenues by 22% in 2016 t…

Alstom's Prima H3 Shunting Locomotive Certified for 100km/h

Alstom’s Prima H3 shunting locomotive has been delivered homologation certificate to operate at up to 100 km/h in Germany, opening the way t…

SNCF Mobility Orders Additional Trains for Intercity Services

Alstom is to supply SNCF Mobility with 30 trains from its Coradia platform, for an amount worth approximately €250 million. The order was pl…

Vlexx Orders 21 New TALENT 3 Trains for Saarland

Bombardier Transportation and emerging transport company vlexx GmbH have signed a contract to provide 21 three-car BOMBARDIER TALENT 3 train…

Deutsche Bahn Orders Additional Double-Deck Intercity Trains

Alstom to Supply Coradia Continental EMUs for Nuremberg

Alstom has been awarded two contracts from Deutsche Bahn Regio AG to supply 53 Coradia Continental EMUs (electric multiple units) for a tota…

Arriva Reports Continued Growth and Investment in 2016

Arriva, a leading European transport provider, today released annual results showing growth of around 5% on the prior year, representing...

Portuguese Trains Unveil Refurbished Alfa Pendular

Portuguese Trains (CP) unveiled its first refurbished Alfa Pendular at a ceremony that was attended by the Minister of Planning and Infrastr…

Denmark Show Interest in Alstom's Zero-Emission Train

...the delegation was presented with the latest development of the factory: Coradia iLint – a fuel-cell regional zero-emission train powered…

Signalling Interlocking Technology Implemented in Serbia

Alstom has delivered its latest signalling interlocking technology to the Serbian Railway Company, working in close cooperation with the Ser…

DB Cargo and GE Transportation Expand Rail's Digital Footprint in Europe

DB Cargo and GE have agreed to digitise 250 locomotives using GE's Asset Performance Management Solution. This is GE's first European digita…

Hector Rail Orders 15 Siemens Locomotives

All of the Siemens locomotives will have a maximum output of 6,400 KW and a top speed of 200 km/h. All Vectron AC locomotives are equipped w…