SNCF orders three additional OMNEO Regio 2N trains from Bombardier
Manufactured in Hauts-de-France, and certified ‘Made in France’, the new trains are set to modernise and improve services on France’s busiest lines.
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WESTbahn chooses Nokia’s train-to-ground communications network
Nokia has been selected by Austrian rail operator WESTbahn to implement a secure, high-performance and high-bandwidth train-to-ground communications solution across the operator’s new expanded fleet of intercity trains.
Stadler signs contract with FART to deliver eight narrow-gauge multiple units
The order represents the first time that Stadler will build new, customised narrow-gauge multiple units for regional and cross-border rail transport in Ticino.
SNCF orders 33 OMNEO Regio 2N trains from Bombardier Transportation
The new order is part of an agreement signed in 2010 for Bombardier to provide a maximum of 860 OMNEO Regio 2N trains to SNCF.
2021 – the European Year of Rail – the journey has begun
Launched by the European Commission, a variety of activities will put rail in the spotlight throughout 2021, to encourage rail use by both citizens and businesses and to contribute to the EU Green Deal goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050.
Bombardier and Alstom to supply 204 double-deck M7 cars to SNCB
The double-deck M7 multifunctional cars have been designed to be fully autonomously accessible for passengers with reduced mobility.
Siemens Mobility delivers 84th and final train for RRX fleet
The trains were originally ordered from Siemens Mobility in 2015 with a total contract volume of €1.7 billion.
Railpool’s TRAXX locomotives to receive ETCS Baseline 3 upgrade
Bombardier Transportation and Railpool have signed a contract for a European Train Control System (ETCS) Baseline 3 upgrade for 73 of Railpool’s BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS2 locomotives.
ERFA welcomes Captrain Italia as its newest member
Captrain Italia will join the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) as its newest member from 1 January 2021.
Deutsche Bahn awards tender for digitalisation of switches to KONUX
Initially, KONUX will work to digitalise 1,300 switches so that Deutsche Bahn passengers can travel more reliably by train on heavily congested lines.
Lineas launches first direct train from Antwerp to the ‘Four-Country Region’
The train is part of the Green Xpress Network of rail freight operator Lineas, and gives the Swabia and Vorarlberg region rail access to the European hinterland and deep-sea.
Bombardier completes construction of first ZEFIRO Express train for Västtrafik
Bombardier has completed the construction of the first ZEFIRO Express train and Västtrafik has approved the build and awarded the Delivery Certificate enabling the testing and commissioning phase to begin.
SNCF runs first semi-autonomous train on the French national rail network
For the first time in France, a locomotive has run in partial autonomy, under real operating conditions, with fully automated acceleration and braking functions.
DB to test innovative train sensor technology in 2021
As part of the Sensors4Rail joint project, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to initially equip a S-Bahn Hamburg train with innovative sensors that monitor the surroundings in front of and next to the train.
ETF says that transport workers were forgotten in European Commission’s Mobility Strategy
ETF argues that transport policies have never been able to succeed in achieving climate goals because they continuously put transport workers and their working conditions to the side.
