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Renfe Announces New Launch Date for Avlo

Avlo, Renfe's new low-cost high-speed passenger service that will run between Madrid and Barcelona, will launch on 23 June 2021.

Talgo: Our Hydrogen Train Will Be Ready in 2023

Talgo has unveiled its plans to get into the hydrogen train market, with the Talgo Vittal-One, named in honour of hydrogen's atomic number.

Talgo Presents Its Hydrogen Propulsion System

Talgo has presented its hydrogen propulsion system at the Hydrogen Convention in Extremadura, as its offering to help decarbonise rail.

Alstom Performs Digital Track Inspection in Madrid

Alstom has conducted a digital track inspection using its TrackTracer technology on the Metro Ligero network in Madrid, Spain.

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.

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.

Tunnel Safety and Security Systems Contract Awarded for Madrid-Asturias High-Speed Line

Alstom is part of a consortium that has won a contract for the tunnel safety and security systems on the Madrid-Asturias high-speed line.

CAF Wins 120 Million Euro European Signalling Contracts

Industry Insider Week 29 – 11 Must-Read Rail Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 29: Stadler celebrate the roll-out of the new KISS train and supply 80 TRAMLINK trams to Milan.

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.

CAF Acquires EuroMaint to Expand Train Maintenance Sector

CAF acquries EuroMaint with the transaction expected to close July 19 at a value of around 80 million euros.

Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories

Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.

13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10

In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…

British Steel Secures New Catalonia Rail Contract

British Steel has been awarded a new contract to supply high quality rail for track renewals in Catalonia. The steel manufacturer has secure…

9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8

The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…

Alstom Pledges Universal Accessibility in Transport

Alstom and Fundación ONCE have pledged to improve universal accessibility in transport, signing an agreement to improve design, R&D, and tra…

10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 7

All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 11–15 February 2019.

CAF Wins Maintenance Contracts in Spain and Saudi Arabia

CAF wins maintenance contracts in Spain and Saudi Arabia. Renfe and Bilbao Metro as well as SRO and SAR have selected CAF to maintain their …

Renfe Awards 3 Rolling Stock Maintenance Contracts to Alstom

Spanish rail operator Renfe has awarded three maintenance contracts to Alstom. They cover full maintenance services for 15 Avelia Pendolino …

Bilbao Will Once Again Host International Railway Fair and Congress Rail Live Spain

The organisation Terrapinn Holdings Limited, which has the backing of Mafex – the Spanish Railways Association, is putting together an inten…

European Court of Auditors: Progress is Slow on High-Speed Rail Across the EU

In Europe, Japan and China in particular, but also in other parts of the world, high-speed rail is considered an innovative transport mode, …

EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The EC…

Bombardier Celebrates 25 Years of Rail Control Excellence in Bilbao

Bombardier was awarded its first order for the Spanish city in 1992 when it was contracted to deliver its Bombardier Cityflo 350 rail contro…

Alstom to Equip Adif's Laboratory Trains With Latest ERTMS Technology

Alstom has been awarded a project by the Spanish railway infrastructure manager Adif to equip three laboratory trains with its latest ERTMS …