Latest Rolling Stock News
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Transport for Wales Take Delivery of First Class 231 FLIRT Trains
Transport for Wales (TfW) has taken delivery of the first of 35 Stadler Class 231 FLIRT trains ahead of testing.
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Canada: Alstom to Overhaul GO Transit’s BiLevel Commuter Rail Cars
Alstom has signed a contract with Metrolinx to refurbish 94 BiLevel series VII commuter rail cars for GO Transit.
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Japan: Hitachi to Produce Express Trains for Tobu Railway
Hitachi has been chosen to design and build a fleet of N100 express trains for Tobu Railway Company's Tokyo and Nikko and Kinugawa service.
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CZ Loco Researches Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive
CZ LOKO is looking into the feasibility of building a hydrogen-powered locomotive. This has tentatively been named the HydrogenShunter 1000.
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Kazakhstan: Silkway Transit Celebrates Arrival of First Black Granite Electric Locomotives
Silkway Transit has celebrated the arrival of its first ‘Black Granite’ electric locomotives at Nurly-Zhol railway station.
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Canada: Finch West Facility Takes Delivery of Second Alstom LRV
The second of two Alstom light rail vehicles (LRV) has now arrived at the Finch West Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) in Toronto.
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First Stadler FLIRT DMU Destined for San Bernardino Leaves Factory
The first of three DMUs ordered from Stadler by the SBCTA has now left the manufacturer’s factory in Salt Lake City.
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BLT Signs Contract for 25 Stadler TINA Trams
Baselland Transport and Stadler have signed a contract for the manufacture and delivery of 25 TINA (total integrated low-floor drive) trams.
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Germany: First Battery Trains Ordered for VBB Network
NEB has ordered 31 two-car, battery-operated Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility for the new East Brandenburg rail network.
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Israel Railways Issues Notice to Proceed for Supply of 36 TRAXX Locomotives
Israel Railways has issued a notice to proceed for the supply of 36 TRAXX P160 AC3 electric locomotives manufactured by Alstom.
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Alstom and Eversholt Rail Sign Hydrogen Train Fleet Agreement
Alstom and Eversholt Rail have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at the development of 10 three-car hydrogen trains for the UK.
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Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to Retrofit Batteries on TPE Trains
Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains have agreed to retrofit batteries on to TransPennine Express Nova 1 intercity trains.
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Alstom Wins Egypt's Largest Metro Rolling Stock Contract
Alstom has won the largest metro rolling stock contract in Egypt: it will supply 55 Metropolis trainsets for the Cairo Metro Line 1.
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Fully Automated, Driverless Monorail Enters Service in Wuhan
China's first fully automated, driverless elevated monorail has entered passenger service in Wuhan with 28 six-car Innovia trains.
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Hitachi Rail to Deliver 50 High-Capacity Regional Trains to Lombardy
Hitachi Rail and FERROVIENORD have signed a contract for the delivery of 50 high-capacity regional trains for Lombardy, Italy.
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RAIB: Wheel Slide Present at Salisbury Tunnel Junction Collision
The RAIB said wheel slide was at play in the collision between a SWR and a GWR service at Salisbury Tunnel Junction on 31 October 2021.
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Stadler EuroDual Locomotive Now Approved in Austria
The Stadler-built EuroDual locomotives, part of the European Loc Pool fleet, have been approved for operation in Austria.
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Siemens Mobility Delivers 1000th Vectron Locomotive
Siemens Mobility is celebrating a milestone - the 1000th Vectron locomotive has left its site in Munich, Germany, destined for Denmark.
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Škoda Transportation and Hyundai Rotem to Produce Locomotives for Tanzania
Škoda Transportation Group has signed a contract with Hyundai Rotem to deliver 17 sets of complete electrical equipment.
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Hitachi Rail Wins Contract for Maintenance of ILSA Fleet
ILSA has awarded Hitachi Rail España the contract for the maintenance of its fleet of 20 new ETR trains for 30 years.
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Kazakhstan: SilkWay Transit Orders 22 STM Electric Freight Locomotives
Sinara Transport Machines’ (STM) Trading House has signed an agreement with SilkWay Transit to deliver 22 2ES7 Black Granite locomotives.
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Alstom Citadis X05 Trams Ordered for Ile-de-France's T1-Line
Ile-de-France Mobilités and RATP have ordered 37 Alstom Citadis X05 trams for the Ile-de-France T1-Line in an order worth 130 million euros.
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Stadler Signs First Contract in New Zealand
KiwiRail has signed a long-term framework agreement with Stadler, with a first call off for 57 diesel mainline locomotives.