Bombardier Transportation News
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Matt Byrne New Head of Bombardier Transportation UK
Matt Byrne is the new president for the UK region of Bombardier Transportation and the Chair of Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd.
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Manchester Mayor Publishes Vision to Transform Rail
The Mayor of Manchester has published his vision for rail for the city, to double passenger numbers to 200,000 by 2040 and other goals.
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Brigitte Zypries Joins Bombardier Transportation Supervisory Board
Brigitte Zypries has joined the supervisory board of Bombardier Transportation. She was previously a member of the supervisory board at DB.
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Changzhou Metro Line 1 Commences Passenger Service
Changzhou Metro Line 1 began passenger operations on 21 September 2019. It is the first metro line in the Chinese city, with 5 more planned.
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Industry Insider Week 37 / 38 – 20 Must-Read Rail News Stories
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 37 / 38 for 09–20 September …
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Rolling Stock Highlights at TRAKO 2019
Poland’s accession to the EU in 2004 triggered mass economic investment, including in the country’s railway infrastructure and rolling stock…
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Industry Insider Week 36 – 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 36 for 02–06 August 2019.
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First Shanghai Metro Train Rolls Off Assembly Line | MITRAC Propulsion
The first of 49 metro trains for Line 14 of the Shanghai metro has rolled off the assembly line equipped with the MITRAC propulsion system.
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Industry Insider Week 34 / 35 – 16 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 34/35: all the latest rail news, including rolling stock, franchise contracts and sensor technology.
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Dresden Picks Bombardier to Supply 30 FLEXITY Trams
Dresden has ordered 30 FLEXITY trams from Bombardier. They will be delivered by 2023. The contract includes 24 years of maintenance.
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Abellio Takes Over East Midlands Franchise
Operating as East Midlands Railway, Abellio has taken over the East Midlands franchise, which it will run for eight years, until 2027.
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First/Trenitalia to Operate West Coast Partnership
First-Trenitalia are awarded the West Coast Partnership. The operator will take over services on the West Coast Main Line in December 2019.
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Industry Insider Week 32 – 10 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 32: all the latest rail news, including rolling stock and signalling contracts and station technology…
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Bombardier Transportation Appoints New EMEAI Region President
Bombardier has appointed Andy DeLeone its new president for the EMEAI region, which covers Europe, the MIddle East, Africa and India.
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Cairo Region to Get Bombardier INNOVIA Monorail 300 System
Bombardier, as part of a consortium, has won a contract to design, build, operate and maintain two monorail lines in the Cairo region.
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Industry Insider Week 30 – 10 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 30: Deutsche Bahn resumes acceptance of ICE 4 trains, purchased 17 new double-decker trains and more.
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Deutsche Bahn Will Resume Acceptance of ICE 4 Trains
Siemens, Bombardier and Deutsche Bahn have come to an agreement regarding the ICE 4 fleet. DB will resume acceptance of the fleet right away…
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ERTMS Level 2 Becomes Operational on High-Speed Line in Spain
The high-speed line between León and Valladolid, Spain, now has fully operational ERTMS Level 2 signalling from an Alstom-led consortium.
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Industry Insider Week 28 – 10 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 28: Alstom supplies final 'Jazz' train, traction systems for 222 metro cars and delivers training.
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Industry Insider Week 27 – 9 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 27: Vivarail wins Environment Award, Switzerland invests 1 billion in its rail infrastructure and mor…
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Hamburg Buys Additional 32 DT5 Metro Trains
Hamburg has ordered an additional 32 DT5 metro trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. They will enter service from January 2021.
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Industry Insider Week 26 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 26: A look at UNIFE's most recent Vision Paper, Bombardier NINA trains undergo modernisation and more
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BLS Modernises Its Fleet of Bombardier NINA Trains
Swiss operator BLS has completed the modernisation of its entire fleet of 36 Bombardier RABe 525 NINA electric multiple units.
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Bombardier to Operate and Maintain San Francisco APM
Bombardier has won a contract to operate and maintain the San Francisco APM, which serves the city's airport, for a period of ten years.