news
Porterbrook adds Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre to its portfolio
Porterbrook intends to invest in and upgrade the on-site facilities of the innovation centre for the benefit of customers, suppliers and the local community.
List view / Grid view
Rolling Stock Orders/Developments
The term rolling stock in the rail transportation industry refers to any vehicle that moves along a railway track. Global Railway Review’s coverage of rolling stock includes developments and orders placed in mainline and high-speed passenger trains, plus rail freight locomotives and heavy-haul wagons.
news
Alstom debuts the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger train in Poland
Alstom has debuted its Coradia iLint hydrogen train on the Railway Research Institute's test track to highlight the potential for sustainable transport in Poland.
news
Magrail technology to undergo feasibility testing in Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Nevomo will apply for EU funding to conduct the first full-scale magrail system pilot on a RFI test track in Bologna San Donato.
article
New EMU900 trains for Taiwan to increase capacity and improve comfort
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) recently placed an order for new EMU900 trains to enhance the passenger experience and increase capacity. Director of the TRA’s Rolling Stock Department, Shv Ben Chen, provides an overview of the order and the benefits these new trains will bring.
news
DSB awards largest train tender in Danish rail history
The landmark framework agreement has been awarded to Alstom for 100 Coradia Stream trains and 15 years of maintenance.
news
Amtrak to deliver major passenger experience improvements
Following an investment of $28 million, Amtrak is set to deliver a range of improvements across its long distance overnight trains in order to improve the passenger experience.
news
Russian Railways sign joint agreement to develop hydrogen fuel cell locomotives
It is hoped that the development of using hydrogen fuel cells for Russia's railways can help to reduce emissions, noise and vibration.
article
Decarbonising rail and delighting the customer with climate innovation
Anthony M. Watanabe, Head of Growth - Innovation & Smart Mobility at Alstom, explores several different innovation opportunities for further decarbonising the rail value chain, such as energy optimisation and leveraging digitalisation.
news
Mexico’s Tren Maya inter-city railway project to be supplied by Alstom-Bombardier consortium
A consortium led by Alstom-Bombardier will supply Mexico's Tren Maya with 42 X’trapolis trains in three configurations and the full signalling system.
news
Siemens Mobility completes delivery of high-speed trains for operation in Turkey
Following Siemens completing the delivery of the high-speed Velaro Turkey trains ahead of schedule, the whole Velaro fleet is expected to be available for commercial services as of June 2021.
article
Global Railway Review Issue 3 2021
Packed full of exclusive content, including: the projects transforming rail infrastructure in Croatia and Bulgaria; creating safer, smarter and more climate-friendly rail freight networks; extending the lifecycle of bogies and wheelsets; and a Roundtable on Strengthening Rail's Position in the Logistics Industry.
news
Cooperation on the use of LOHC technology in rail transport agreed
Siemens Mobility and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy have agreed on joint research for the use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology in rail transport.
news
30 years of high-speed rail in Germany – the ICE celebrates its birthday
Thirty years ago, six ICE 1 trains converged in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe from different directions and officially inaugurated the era of high-speed rail travel in Germany.
news
Network Rail to showcase hydrogen-powered HydroFLEX train at COP26
Working with Porterbrook, Network Rail has announced plans to showcase some of the best of British low-carbon train technology at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
news
HybridFLEX battery-diesel train continues programme of testing
Senior managers from Porterbrook and Chiltern Railways have visited the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway to see the testing of Britain's first hybrid-powered train.
