Latest Rolling Stock News
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Bayerische Regiobahn Orders 41 Coradia Lint Trains from Alstom
Bayerische Regiobahn GmbH, a Transdev subsidiary, has ordered 41 Coradia LINT trains from Alstom. Delivery should be completed by September …
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OEBB's Rail Cargo Group Deepens Its Links in Italy
OEBB's rail freight arm, Rail Cargo Group, is strengthening its ties to two major Italian Adriatic ports: Trieste and Venice.
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CPPK Purchases 21 EP2D Electric Multiple Units from Transmashholding
Central Exurban Passenger Company (CPPK) has purchased 21 EP2D electric multiple units from Transmashholding. They will all be 11-car trains…
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Vivarail's Patented Fast Charge Battery System a Success
Vivarail has successfully demonstrated its fast charging system for its battery-powered D-train. This, with its battery bank, make it a vers…
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Trans-Alpine Freight Transport: Rail Increases Market Share to 70.5%
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has published figures for the trans-alpine freight transport for 2018. Rail has reached a modal share …
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11
All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…
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Deutsche Bahn Unveils Its New ECx Long-Distance Train
Deutsche Bahn and Talgo have unveiled the new ECx, a locomotive-hauled passenger train that will enter service in Germany in 2023.
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RegioJet Signs Contract for 7 PESA Elf Electric Multiple Units
RegioJet has placed an order with Polish rolling stock company PESA for seven PESA Elf electric multiple units for operations in the Czech R…
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Siemens to Supply Additional 24 Desiro ML Regional Trains to OEBB
Austrian Federal Railways has ordered an additional 24 Desiro ML regional trains from Siemens, bringing the total number of trains ordered t…
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CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 Locomotives Dispatched to Serbia
Following the success of the EffiShunter 300 locomotive in the domestic Czech market, CZ Loko has now received an order for this shunter fro…
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CRRC Wins Contract for 50 Flat Cars in Switzerland
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has won a contract for 50 flat cars with Swiss logistics firm Hupac. CRRC is also responsible for TS…
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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Russia: Transmashholding Tests New Sleeper Cars
Tver new model trains to include single-storey sleeper cars that will feature improved climate control as well as reduced noise levels.
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12th CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 Delivered to Czech Railways
12th CZ Loko EffiShunter 300 locomotive delivered to Czech Railways, completing a contract dating back to 2017. The Warsaw Metro has bought …
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 9
Our Railway-News Industry Insider for 25 Feb–1 Mar 2019 featuring all the important news of the week in the rail sector from rolling stock t…
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Polish Rail Company Lotos Kolej Buys 5 Newag Electric Locomotives
Polish rail company Lotos Kolej has bought 5 Newag electric locomotives. Two of them are Griffin locomotives, while three are Dragon 2 locom…
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UK: Stadler Wins Contract for 71 Trains for Wales & Borders Franchise
Stadler has won a contract for 71 CITYLINK tram-trains and FLIRT multiple units for the Wales & Borders franchise in the United Kingdom.
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CRRC and Downer to Supply Additional Double-Decker Trains to Sydney
CRRC and Downer have received a further order for 17 double-decker Waratah trains for Sydney. The contract also includes maintenance service…
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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Swiss Federal Railways to Sell Four Re 446 Locomotives
Swiss Federal Railways is selling its four Re 446 locomotives. They currently operate on the Voralpen-Express route. The Stadler Traverso wi…
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Alstom Pledges Universal Accessibility in Transport
Alstom and Fundación ONCE have pledged to improve universal accessibility in transport, signing an agreement to improve design, R&D, and tra…