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Five New Coradia Lint Regional Trains for Germany

Alstom has received an order worth over €20 million from the Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG for the supply of five Coradia Lint Regional Trains.

German Railway Industry Demands Policies for More Rail Transport

The eight associations of the German railway industry recently presented three common political demands for the Bundestag election and for t…

We Need to Talk about Phones – Distraction Kills

We normally think of drivers using phones when we think of transport-related deaths due to phones. But distraction kills in rail travel too.

COMLAB AG Wins Major Order in Germany

COMLAB AG has won the tender for outfitting approximately 400 Deutsche Bahn trains with a mobile telecommunications system...

This was InnoTrans 2016!

InnoTrans 2016 took place this September. We attended to give you the highlights along with companies we feel deserve a mention for all that…

Premiere in Berlin: The ICE 4 has Arrived

Deutsche Bahn’s ICE 4 long-distance train has been presented to the public, with a new dimension of quality assurance and improved passenger…

ASC Announces Upgrade to Popular OS Accelerometers

ASC, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors and accelerometers has announced upgrades to their OS Accelerometers (series MEMS C…

Bombardier Win LNVG Maintenance Contract

Bombardier have announced the confirmation that it has won the LNVG maintenance contract from the German regional rail authority.

Early Handover of Some Niederrhein Network Lines

In advance of the beginning of the contract, Abellio North Rhine Westphalia began operating lines RB 33 and RB 35 of the Niederrhein Network…

Keolis Preferred Bidder for Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail

VRR and NWL have named Keolis as preferred bidder to operate the Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail services in the metropolitan region.

Škoda Unveil Deutsche Bahn Regio Locomotive

Škoda Transportation have unveiled their latest locomotive for German operator Deutsche Bahn Regio; the cutting-edge Emil Zátopek universal …

Abellio to Operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn

Abellio North Rhine Westphalia have won a contract to operate Lot B of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn, using 29 new Stadler FLIRT3 type EMUs.

Skoda Win Chemnitz Tram Contract

Skoda Transportation has won the Chemnitz tram contract for 14 modern vehicles of the ForCity range. The contract is worth approximately €36…

Abellio Order Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains

Abellio Rail Südwest GmbH has ordered 43 Bombardier TALENT 2 Trains from Bombardier Transportation in a €215 million contract for Baden-Würt…

ASC 10th Anniversary Celebrated with Product Launch

ASC 10th anniversary is marked with product launch of a new piezoelectric accelerometers and new gyros and IMUs, as well as a new website.

Alstom Supply Coradia Lint Trains to DB Regio

DB Engineering & Consulting Starts Operations

Germany: Transdev Order 28 Alstom Coradia Lint Trains

Deutsche Bahn Helps Employees Reconcile Work and Family

Germany: Alstom Supplies Metrans Rail GmbH 2 Prima H3 Hybrid Shunting Locomotives

Germany: Head-On Collision Kills 9, Injures 90

Germany: Fatal Train Collision Investigated

Germany: Major Milestone for Siemens Vectron Locomotive

Locomore The World's First Crowdfunded Train Set to Go Ahead in Germany

Locomore is the world's first crowdfunded train, set to go ahead in Germany in September 2016. To help fund this undertaking, go to the star…