Latest Rolling Stock News
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Amtrak Begins Process of Replacing its Overnight Railcar Fleet
Amtrak has received submissions from 10 manufacturers regarding replacement railcars for its overnight routes.
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Stadler to Supply Eight FLIRT Vehicles for the Rheingau Express
Stadler has won the contract to supply eight four-car FLIRT3 XL vehicles for use on the Rheingau Express (RE) lines in Germany.
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Last of 73 Regio 2N Trains Arrives in Paris
Île-de-France Mobilités has announced that the last of 73 Regio 2N trains to equip line N has arrived at Gare Montparnasse in Paris.
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Renfe Begins Testing AVE Trains between Spain and France
Renfe has commenced on-route testing of its AVE high-speed trains that will operate between Spain and France.
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Finland: VR Group Orders New Sleeping Coaches and Freight Wagons from Škoda
Škoda has received an order for nine sleeping coaches and eight freight wagons for cars from Finnish state railway company VR Group.
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Liverpool City Region’s New Fleet to Enter Service this Month
Liverpool City Region’s new fleet of publicly-owned trains could enter service as soon as 23 January, the city mayor has announced.
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Sweden: Alstom Awarded New VR Maintenance Contract
VR Sweden has renewed a contract with Alstom to provide maintenance for the 30-strong Tåg i Bergslagen’s (Tågab) fleet of regional trains.
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Siemens Mobility Awarded €3bn Indian Railways Locomotive Order
Siemens Mobility will supply Indian Railways with 1,200 locomotives, marking the single largest locomotive order in its history.
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Stadler to Retrofit DB Netz Maintenance Vehicles with GUARDIA ETCS
Stadler has signed an agreement with DB Netz to retrofit up to 80 maintenance and track service vehicles with its GUARDIA ETCS system.
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Île-de-France Mobilités to Modernise Paris Metro Line 6
Île-de-France Mobilités has announced plans to update metro line 6’s entire fleet of MP73 trains and update the line's track and platforms.
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Alstom to Supply 10 Additional Metropolis Trains to Santo Domingo Metro
Alstom has signed a contract to supply 10 three-car Metropolis trains for operation on Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro.
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GB Railfreight Signs New Locomotive Leasing Deal with Akiem
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new 10-year locomotive leasing deal with rolling stock leasing company, Akiem.
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Alstom to Overhaul ScotRail’s Class 334 Trains
Alstom will carry out an overhaul of ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet of 40 trains that operate between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Renfe Invests 122 Million Euro into Freight Rail Decarbonisation and Digitisation
Renfe Mercancías has announced plans to invest 122.7 million EUR into the decarbonisation and digitisation of freight rail in Spain.
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Talgo Intercity Trains Commence Operations in Egypt
Egypt National Railways (ENR) has commenced the commercial operation of Talgo Intercity trains between Cairo and Alexandria.
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Slovakia: ZSSK Orders Five More RegioPanter Electric Units from Škoda
Slovakian rail company ZSSK has ordered a further five RegioPanter electric units from Skoda Group as part of the modernisation of its fleet…
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Czech Republic: Electric RegioPanter Trains Deployed from Olomouc to Šumperk
The first RegioPanter trains have commenced service on the newly electrified line from Olomouc to Šumperk via Uničov in the Czech Republic.
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Australia: Progress Rail to Supply 12 GT46 Locomotives to Qube
Progress Rail has been contracted to supply 12 new GT46 locomotives to Qube, an import and export logistics service provider in Australia.
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Germany: Transdev Modernises Fleet with FLIRT 3 XL Trains
Transdev is modernising its fleet in Germany with the introduction of 16 four-unit Stadler FLIRT 3 XL articulated trainsets.
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First Tri-Mode Train Enters Passenger Service in Europe
Trenitalia’s ‘Blues’ battery hybrid train is the first tri-mode train to enter passenger service in Europe.
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METRO Houston Unveils New Light Rail Vehicles
Houston METRO has debuted the first of 14 new fourth generation (H4) light rail vehicles (LRV) for use in downtown Houston, Texas.
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France: First RER New Generation Train Delivered to SNCF
The first RER New Generation (NG) 130-metre train has arrived at SNCF’s Technicentre in Villeneuve Saint-George, France.
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Renfe Purchases 97 New Trains for Fleet Renewal Plan
Renfe has purchased an additional 97 new Cercanías and Media Distancia trains as part of its train fleet renewal plan.
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Final Contract Awarded for Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport
The Parklife Metro consortium has been awarded the third and final major contract for the Sydney Metro — Western Sydney Airport project.