Latest Hungary News
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Alstom Opens New Welding & Fitting Training Centre in Hungary
Alstom has opened its new welding & fitting training centre in Mátranovák, which aims to provide training for those interested in welding.
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Stadler to Modernise Swiss Thurbo Trains for Operation in Hungary
Stadler will modernise 93 GTW trains currently operated by Swiss railway company Thurbo and sell them to Hungarian State Railways (MÁV).
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Hitachi Rail Completes ETCS Installation on Hungarian Freight Corridor
Hitachi Rail has completed the installation of its ETCS signalling technology on the railway line between Szajol and Debrecen, Hungary.
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Budapest Expands Tram Fleet with EU-Backed CAF Order
BKK and the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development have confirmed a funding agreement to purchase of CAF trams.
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Stadler Completes Final Design of GYSEV FLIRT IC
Stadler has revealed the final design of 11 new FLIRT InterCity EMUs for GYSEV Zrt, with car body production scheduled to begin this autumn.
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Hungary: Stadler's FLIRT Fleet Travels 300 Million Kilometres for MÁV
Stadler's fleet of FLIRT electric multiple units operating for Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has travelled more than 300 million kilometres…
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Hitachi Rail Oversees Completion of Line Modernisation in Budapest
An upgrade of a 60km section of rail linking Budapest's Rákos station and Hatvan in eastern Hungary has been completed.
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Stadler Produces First Double-Decker Carriage in Hungary Plant
Stadler has unveiled the very-first aluminium double-decker carriage body to be produced in its factory in in Szolnk, Hungary.
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Hungary: Alstom to Build Logistics Hall at Mátranovák Factory
Alstom is investing 600 million HUF (1.5 million EUR) to construct a logistics hall at its factory in Mátranovák, Hungary.
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Alstom to Overhaul 25 Electric Traxx Locomotives for MÁV-START
Alstom and MÁV-Vagon have signed a contract to overhaul the bogies of 25 electric Traxx locomotives in the MÁV-START fleet.
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CRRC to Deliver 20 High-Speed EMUs for Hungary-Serbia Railway
Serbia’s Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure has signed a purchase agreement with CRRC for 20 high-speed EMU trains.…
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CZ Loko Delivers First EffiShunter 1000 in Hungary
CZ Loko has delivered a EffiShunter 1000 four-axle shunting locomotive to chemical company, BorsodChem in Hungary.
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CAF to Supply 37 Urbos Trams in Hungary and Spain
CAF has been awarded two contracts to supply Urbos trams in Budapest, Hungary and Alcalá de Guadaíra in Seville, Spain.
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Hungary: Alstom Equips 36 MÁV-START Electric Trains with ETCS Level 2
Alstom has retrofitted the first 36 of 59 MÁV-START electric trains with its Atlas ETCS solution in order to increase speed and safety.
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Additional CAF Units Ordered for Bonn and Budapest
CAF is to supply additional LRV and trams to the cities of Bonn and Budapest after the cities’ operators took up options for additional unit…
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Alstom and MOL to Explore Use of Hydrogen Technology on Hungarian Rail Network
Alstom has signed an MoU with oil and gas company MOL to explore the use of hydrogen technology for rail transport in Hungary.
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Stadler Delivers First Citylink Tram-Train to Hungary
Stalder has delivered the first of 12 Citylink tram-trains to Hungary where they will start serving Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely from Q4 2021…
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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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RegioJet Adds Budapest to Its Destinations
Open-access operator RegioJet will add Budapest as a train destination starting in June 2020. Its trains currently termiante in Vienna.
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Hungarian Railways Gets Its First Stadler KISS
Stadler and Hungarian Railways celebrated the roll out of the first KISS double-decker (part of an order of 11) due to enter service in 2020…
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Industry Insider Week 17 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 17: a summary of the global rail news, including new rolling stock orders from Hungary and Canada.
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Stadler Delivers 10 Additional FLIRT Trains to GySEV
Stadler has completed an order signed in 2016: it has delivered the 10 FLIRT trains for GySEV, bringing the operator's FLIRT trains to 20.
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Stadler to Supply 8 Additional Double-Decker KISS Electric Multiple Units to Hungary
Stadler has signed a contract with Hungarian train operator MÁV-START Zrt. for eight additional six-car double-decker KISS EMUs. These new t…
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Transmashholding-Hungary to Supply 1,300 Passenger Cars to Egypt
Egyptian National Railways, which is managed by the Egyptian Railway Authority, has signed a contract with the Russian-Hungarian consortium …