Latest Rolling Stock News
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Network Rail Reports Rail Freight Growth in Eastern Region
Network Rail says that more freight is now being transported across one of its busiest business regions than before the pandemic.
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ScotRail Extends Maintenance Contract for Siemens Mobility Class 380 Trains
ScotRail has agreed a five-year maintenance contract extension for its fleet of Siemens Mobility Class 380 trains.
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Consortium Led by Alstom to Supply Tren Maya Railway Project
A consortium led by Alstom will supply Mexico’s large scale intercity railway project Tren Maya, a comprehensive 1,525 km mobility project.
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Shchekinoazot Orders 132 Methanol Tank Cars from UWC
Shchekinoazot has signed a contract for 132 new generation tank cars for methanol from United Wagon Company (UWC).
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Siemens Completes Delivery of Velaro High-Speed Trains for Turkey
Siemens Mobility has completed the delivery of high-speed Velaro trains ordered by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) between 2013 and 2019.
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Germany's ICE Train Turns 30
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has celebrated 30 years of ICE traffic in Germany with the christening of the first XXL ICE.
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Train Manufacturing Restarts in Western Australia
Alstom has begun operations at METRONET’s brand new train manufacturing facility in Perth, Western Australia.
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ORR Launches Review into Hitachi Class 800 and 385 Crack Issues
The ORR has launched a 'lessons learned' review to examine how the cracking issue in the Hitachi Class 800 trains occurred.
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Transport for Wales Says Final Goodbye to Pacer Trains
TfW has said goodbye to its last Pacer trains after more than 30 years of service, marking the end of an era for Britain’s railways.
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Arriva Submits First Open Access Rail Application in the Netherlands
Arriva Group is filing an application to operate regional rail open access night services in the Netherlands.
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Toronto to Get 60 New Flexity Trams
Alstom has signed a contract with the Toronto Transit Commission for the supply of 60 five-car Flexity trams (streetcars).
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Talgo Avril Exceeds 360km/h in Testing
A Talgo Avril unit has reached a key milestone in the very high-speed train's homologation process by exceeding 363 kilometres per hour.
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UWC’s Russian-Made Flat Cars Approved for Operation on European Rail Networks
United Wagon Company has obtained vehicle type approval from the European Union Agency for Railways for two of its flat cars.
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Alstom to Provide and Maintain Shunting Locomotives for SWEG
Alstom and SWEG have signed a framework agreement that will see Alstom provide and maintain locomotives from its rental pool for eight years…
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Alstom Receives Order for 32 Coradia Continental Regional Trains from Hessische Landesbahn
Alstom has received an order from Hessische Landesbahn GmbH (HLB) to supply 32 Coradia Continental electric multiple units.
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SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom Unveil TGV M Power Car
Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs have unveiled the first TGV M power car. Its carbon footprint is the lowest on the market.
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Talgo Gives Second Life to Intercity Trains with New Renfe Locomotive Contract
Talgo has secured a contract from Renfe to manufacture 26 new variable gauge and 330 km/h commercial speed powerheads (locomotives).
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East Midlands Railway Celebrates Iconic HST with Farewell Documentary
East Midlands Railway EMR and AV IT Media have produced a commemorative documentary on the High Speed Train (HST).
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Transport for Wales' New Class 197 Trains Come Off the Production Line
Transformation of the Wales and Borders network has moved another step closer with the first Class 197 trains coming off the production line…
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Deutsche Bahn and Stadler Sign Agreement to Develop Digital Twin
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Stadler have signed an agreement to develop the first virtual image, or digital twin, of a complete train.
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France Takes Step Closer to Fully Autonomous Train Travel
SNCF and partners have begun to test their prototype autonomous regional train on commercial tracks in northern France.
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Alstom's First Cross-Border Coradia Polyvalent Train Starts Approval and Certification Tests
Alstom’s first pre-production Coradia Polyvalent France-Germany cross-border train starts certification and approval tests.
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Captrain Subsidiary Orders New Siemens Vectron Dual Mode Locomotives
Captrain subsidiary ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft has ordered two Siemens Mobility Vectron dual mode locomotives to be delivered in 2021.
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Hitachi Rail Issues Class 800 Recovery Plan
Hitachi Rail has issued a service recovery plan for reintroducing the Class 800 trains back into service, following the detection of cracks.