Latest Rolling Stock News
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First of New Tyne and Wear Metro Trains Roll Off Production Line
Stadler has completed its first two Class 555 metro trains for Nexus, the owner and operator of Tyne and Wear Metro.
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First JNA-X Box Wagon Rolls Off Production Line
The first JNA-X Box Wagon prototype for GB Railfreight and Porterbrook has rolled off Greenbrier’s production line in Romania.
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Egypt: 320 Vehicles Ordered for Lines Two and Three of Cairo Metro
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels has signed a contract for the manufacture and supply of 40 metro trains with 320 metro vehicles.
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World First: Coradia iLint Trains Begin Passenger Service on Fully Hydrogen-Operated Route
14 Coradia iLint regional trains are now in passenger operation on the world’s first full hydrogen-operated route in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Germany: Stadler to Supply 56 TINA Trams to HAVAG
Hallesche Verkehrs-AG (HAVAG) has contracted Stadler to supply 56 TINA trams for use in the city on the Saale from 2025.
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Alstom to Maintain Locomotive Fleet for DB Cargo Netherlands and Belgium
Alstom has signed a contract with DB Cargo Belgium and DB Cargo Netherlands to maintain a fleet of 60 DE-6400 locomotives.
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MRCE Orders 14 Siemens Vectron Multi-System Locomotives
Locomotive leasing company, Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE) has ordered 14 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility.
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SNCF Orders a Further 15 Avelia Horizon Trains from Alstom
SNCF Voyageurs has ordered an additional 15 new-generation Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains from Alstom.
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Chicago Metra to Create Battery-Powered Locomotives
Chicago's rail operator, Metra has signed a contract with Progress Rail to convert up to six diesel locomotives to battery power.
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First of Etihad Rail’s New Fleet Arrives in the UAE
The first batches of Etihad Rail’s new fleet of locomotives and wagons for the UAE National Rail Network have arrived in the Emirates.
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First C-Series Railcar Leaves Alstom’s Western Australia Facility for Dynamic Testing
Alstom’s first C-series railcar for Metronet is on its way to the Nowergup depot to begin dynamic testing in mid-September.
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UK: Vivarail and Eversholt Rail to Develop Battery Power for Class 321 Fleet
Eversholt Rail and Vivarail have signed an agreement to develop a battery power and range extension system for Class 321 ‘Renatus’ trains.
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CRRC Unveils High-Speed EMUs for Jakarta-Bandung Railway
CRRC has completed the production of the customised electric multiple units (EMU) for Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway line.
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Technical Testing of the Frecciarossa 1000 Begins in Spain
ILSA has begun technical testing of the Frecciarossa 1000 on the railway line between Madrid and Barcelona in Spain.
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Talgo Wins Night Train Contract in Egypt
Rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has received an order for seven night trains and 15 years of maintenance from Egyptian National Railways.
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Knorr-Bremse and Hyundai Rotem Sign 5-Year Framework Agreement
Hyundai Rotem and Knorr-Bremse have signed a five-year framework agreement for the supply of braking, entrance and HVAC systems.
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Knorr-Bremse to Equip Siemens Mobility Trains for Operation in Egypt
Siemens Mobility has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to equip 15 high-speed Velaro Egypt EMUs with braking and entrance systems.
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Alstom Completes Production of First Cars for Marseille’s Modernised Metro
Alstom has completed production of the first two of 152 cars for the next generation Marseille metro in France.
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Egypt's First EMU Begins Trial Operations
Egypt's first electric multiple unit (EMU), developed by CRRC Sifang has started trial operations in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt.
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CAF Begins Dynamic Track Tests on Hydrogen Train Prototype
CAF has begun dynamic track testing the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train developed for the FCH2Rail project.
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Union Pacific Unveils Industry's Largest Ever Investment in Locomotive Modernisation
Union Pacific has announced the rail industry’s largest ever investment (1 billion USD) in locomotive modernisation.
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Brazil: Alstom Begins Production of Metropolis Trains for São Paulo Lines 8 and 9
Alstom has started production of Metropolis trains for operation on Lines 8 – Diamond and 9 – Emerald in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Stadler Begins Production of Class 93 Locomotives for Rail Operations UK
Stadler has started production of the Class 93 locomotive fleet for Rail Operations UK at its plant in Valencia, Spain.
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CAF Awarded New Contracts in Europe Valued at Over 100m Euros
CAF has been awarded two new contracts – in Athens and Seville – valued at more than 100 million EUR (102.39m USD).