Latest Rolling Stock News
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Hitachi and Bombardier to Supply 23 Frecciarossa Trains to Trenitalia
Hitachi Rail and Bombardier have signed a contract with Trenitalia to design and build 23 Frecciarossa 1000 very high-speed trains.
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CZ Loko Wins New Customer in Italy: EVM Rail
CZ Loko has won a new customer. EVM Rail has ordered one EffiShunter 1000 locomotive. The agreement includes an option for a a second unit.
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Alstom Begins Validation Tests for Prima T8 in Azerbaijan
Alstom has started the validation tests for its Prima T8 AZ8A locomotives for Azerbaijan. They are being performed on the main freight line.
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Bombardier Transfers First 2 FLEXITY Trams to Karlsruhe
Bombardier has delivered the first two FLEXITY trams from its manufacturing site in Vienna to its customer in Karlsruhe. AVG ordered 20 unit…
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First Battery Electric Shunter in Operation for Rhaetian Railway
The first Stadler Geaf 2/2 battery electric shunting locomotive has entered service for Rhaetian Railway at Chur station.
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Amtrak Reveals Renderings of New Siemens Locomotives
Amtrak has revealed renderings of the new ALC-42 Siemens Charger diesel-electric locomotives that fulfil Tier 4 emissions standards.
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Knorr-Bremse Wins London Underground Contract
Siemens Mobility has contracted Knorr-Bremse to supply the door systems for the Inspiro trains for London Underground's Piccadilly line.
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CZ Loko Delivers First EffiShunter 1000M to CER Cargo
CZ Loko has handed over the first of two EffiShunter 1000M locomotives, based on the old Class 742 locomotives, to CER Cargo.
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CAF Wins Maintenance Contracts Worth €40m
CAF has won maintenance contracts for trams, metros and suburban trains in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Colombia worth a total of €40 million.
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Alstom Delivers 55m Citadis Trams to Dublin
Alstom has delivered the first two of eight new 55m Citadis trams to Ireland for operation on the Luas tram network in Dublin.
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International Competition to Find Major Rolling Stock Partner in Kazakhstan
The national railway company of Kazakhstan has launched an international competition to find a partner in collaboration with DB E&C.
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Additional 1m GBP for Breeze Hydrogen Train Programme
Alstom and Eversholt Rail are investing a further 1 million GBP into the hydrogen train Breeze in order to accelerate the UK hydrogen sector…
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Inspiro Metro for Sofia Leaves Factory in Poland
The first Inspiro metro train from the options contract with Metropolitan EAD has left the factory in Poland for Sofia, Bulgaria.
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First TRAXX MS3 Locomotives Enter Commercial Trial Operation in Czech Republic
The first TRAXX MS3 locomotives have entered service for CD Cargo. They meet the new Czech electromagnetic compatibility requirements.
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Bombardier to Supply BiLevel Cars for Coaster Service
Bombardier has signed a contract with the NCTD (California) for 11 BiLevel coaches and cab cars for the Coaster service.
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DB Orders 30 New ICE Trains from Siemens for €1 Billion
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered 30 new ICE trains from Siemens Mobility. The first are to enter service in 2022, all by 2026.
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Moldova: CFM Takes Possession of 12 Diesel Locomotives
The EBRD, the EU and the EIB have contributed funding by way of grants and loans for 12 diesel locomotives for Moldova's state operator CFM.
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TMH Wins Red Dot Design Award 2020
Russian rolling stock manufacturer TMH has won the 2020 Red Dot Design Award in the Design Concept category.
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Vy Tåg AB Awards Night Train Fleet Maintenance Contract
Bombardier has won a 4-year maintenance contract with Vy Tåg for its Night Train fleet when it takes over the franchise in December.
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EUROFIMA Provides Rolling Stock Funding to Renfe
Eurofima is providing financing to Renfe Operatora in two transactions (200m euros and 103m euros) for new Civia EMUs.
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CAF to Supply Metre-Gauge Trains to Renfe
CAF has won a contract with Renfe to supply a total of 37 metre-gauge trains in a two-part order worth 250 million euros.
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Avanti West Coast First Body Shells Arrive in UK
The first nine body shells for the new fleet of Hitachi AT300 trains (Class 805 and Class 807) for Avanti West Coast have arrived in the UK.
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India: Bombardier Wins Metro Car and Signalling Contract
Bombardier has won a contract in India to supply 67 3-car MOVIA metro trains for the Agra and Kanpur metros, along with signalling equipment…
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Hitachi Rail Finds Battery Train Partner for Britain
Hitachi Rail has partnered with Hyperdrive Innovation to drive forward battery technology for trains in Britain as an additional power optio…