Latest Electrification News

• 11 Apr 2025 | Business

  Caltrain Ridership Increases Following Electrification

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  Ridership is up over 40% on the California Bay Area’s Caltrain rail service following its electrification.

• 4 Apr 2025 | Infrastructure

  UK: Kettering to Wigston Electrification Receives ORR Authorisation

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  A section of railway line connecting Kettering and Wigston has received an official authorisation from the ORR to begin service.

• 21 Mar 2025 | Supplier News

  Moltec Engineers High-Strength Harness Solution to Eliminate Connector Failures

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  Moltec International developed a durable harness solution for a rail customer that eliminated connector failures and enhanced reliability.

• 3 Mar 2025 | Supplier News

  The Importance of Brazing in the Manufacturing and Assembly of Railway Products

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  Brazing is a widely used process for the assembly of rail products – TRIGO helps to control and optimise this process.

• 11 Feb 2025 | Rolling Stock

  Siemens Mobility Receives First Order for Battery-Equipped Vectron Units

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  Siemens Mobility has received the first order for a set of Vectron trains equipped with a battery module.

• 23 Jan 2025 | Rolling Stock

  ABB & Škoda Announce Partnership for Battery-Electric Trains

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  ABB & Škoda Group have announced a partnership for the development of new battery-electric trains.

• 23 Dec 2024 | Rolling Stock

  Siemens Mobility Progresses Desiro Verve UK Debut

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  Siemens Mobility has implemented its new battery technology on a slew of rail vehicles in Germany, paving the way for its debut on UK soil.

• 7 Nov 2024 | Infrastructure

  UK: East West Rail Details Electrification Plans

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  East West Rail has unveiled plans to electrify the Oxford to Cambridge route, preferring a hybrid battery-electric approach.

• 29 Oct 2024 | Infrastructure

  Amtrak Awards Contract for Power System Upgrades

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  Amtrak has awarded a contract to HNTB to deliver power system upgrades on the Harrisburg Line in Philadelphia.

• 5 Sep 2024 | Infrastructure

  Transpennine Route Upgrade Proposes Plans from Stalybridge to Diggle

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  The UK's Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project has proposed plans to upgrade the section of railway between Stalybridge and Diggle. 

• 20 Aug 2024 | Infrastructure

  Siemens Mobility to Electrify Singapore's Cross Island Line

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  Siemens Mobility has been will lead a consortium with Concord Corporation Pte Ltd to deliver the Cross Island Line's power supply system.

• 12 Aug 2024 | Rolling Stock

  Caltrain Launches Electric Train Fleet

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  On Sunday, 11 August, Caltrain officially introduced the first of its new electric trains into regular service. 

• 25 Jul 2024 | Infrastructure

  Deutsche Bahn to Expand and Electrify Cottbus–Görlitz Line

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  Deutsche Bahn has signed an agreement for the double-track expansion and electrification of the Cottbus–Görlitz route.

• 24 Jul 2024 | Infrastructure

  UK: New Midland Main Line Power Lines to Go Live

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  Network Rail has announced that the latest section of the Midland Main Line is being electrified in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

• 1 May 2024 | Infrastructure

  UK: Porterbrook to Electrify Track at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

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  Porterbrook has confirmed plans to renew and electrify the 3.5-kilometre track at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.

• 19 Apr 2024 | Infrastructure

  Caltrain Completes Integrated Testing between San Francisco and San Jose

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  Caltrain's electric trains have completed integrated testing between San Francisco and San Jose in California.