Vectron DE receives authorisation for Germany and TSI certificate
25 September 2014 | By Siemens
The diesel-electric variant of the Vectron locomotive has reached authorisation for putting into service for Germany...
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Hitachi Rail hosts Supplier Award event at InnoTrans 2014
25 September 2014 | By Hitachi
On 24 September 2014, Hitachi Rail hosted an event at international transport trade fair InnoTrans in Berlin to celebrate its key suppliers to the Intercity Express Programme...
Atkins’ CEO Uwe Krueger: urbanisation, technology and sustainability will drive future rail market
25 September 2014 | By Atkins
Atkins’ chief executive officer, Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, delivered a speech at InnoTrans, the world's largest trade fair focused on the rail transport industry, in Berlin...
Swiss railway operator SBB chooses Nexans cables for infrastructure upgrade
24 September 2014 | By Nexans
SBB signs five-year framework agreement with Nexans for signalling and balise cables for upgrades to Swiss rail network...
ABB wins $70 million order to modernize locomotives for Swiss Railways SBB
24 September 2014 | By ABB
New generation of traction converters will improve energy efficiency of the modernized locomotive fleet and follows large fleet modernization orders in Germany and Sweden...
Nomad chosen by Bombardier for largest Passenger WiFi deployment in Southern Hemisphere
24 September 2014 | By Nomad Digital
Nomad Digital, the leading global expert in wireless passenger services and fleet management solutions, has been chosen by the train manufacturer Bombardier, to provide a full end-to-end Passenger WiFi deployment set to be the largest in the Southern Hemisphere...
Parsons Brinckerhoff awarded design contract for phase two of Network Rail’s East West Rail scheme
24 September 2014 | By Parsons Brinckerhoff
Network Rail’s East West Rail scheme has taken a step forward with the award of a design contract to global engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff...
DB & SNCF agree continued partnership
24 September 2014 | By Global Railway Review
On 23rd September at InnoTrans 2014, DB and SNCF jointly agreed to continue operating high-speed trains between Germany and France in a joint venture until at least 2020...
Plasser & Theurer display track-recording machine
24 September 2014 | By Plasser & Theurer
At the Outdoor display area of InnoTrans 2014, Plasser & Theurer are exhibiting their GMT2 self-propelled track-recording car for Deutsche Bahn...
UNIFE & VDB to host Dialogue Forum at InnoTrans 2014
24 September 2014 | By Global Railway Review
Tomorrow, 25 September 2014, UNIFE and VDB will host a high-level Dialogue Forum about ERTMS rollout plans and interoperability, which will take place in the main conference area for InnoTrans - Palais am Funkturm - from 10am to 12pm...
Vossloh locos and trams
24 September 2014 | By Vossloh
Light-rail vehicles and locos based on modular platforms that are customised to meet specific and certain customer needs are on display at InnoTrans 2014 courtesy of the companies from the Vossloh group...
Hitachi’s EMU mock-u
24 September 2014 | By Global Railway Review
On display at the Hitachi Stand in Hall 4.2 is the manufacturer’s full-size mock-up of a section of the proposed AT200 electric multiple unit – the concept developed for the UK market...
Alstom launches HealthHub, an innovative tool for predictive maintenance
24 September 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom launches HealthHub, a new predictive maintenance tool able to monitor the health of trains, infrastructure and signalling assets using advanced data analytics to predict their remaining useful life...
Alstom launches Atlas 400 and 500, the first scalable ERTMS solutions
24 September 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom launches Atlas 400 and 500 to offer scalable ERTMS for traffic density from 6 to 600 trains per day, whether on passenger, freight or mixed traffic lines...
A new generation of shunting locomotives featuring hybrid technology is launched
24 September 2014 | By Alstom
Deutsche Bahn AG and Alstom unveiled the first of a new generation of H3 hybrid shunting locomotives at InnoTrans 2014, the leading trade fair for transport technology, in Berlin...
