Much has been discussed and written over the years about the rail industry moving away from its dependence on such fossil fuels as oil and gas and its attempts to graduate towards offering genuinely ‘green’ transportation.
The Estonian railway operator Eesti Liinirongid (Elron) has decided to exercise its option to deliver modern electric units the first of the electric units from this order, which now consists of 16 vehicles, is already in production. Production is taking place at the Škoda Group's production site in Ostrava.
The Pilatus-Bahnen railway was built over 130 years ago and is still the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. The train climbs the path from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, with passengers able to view flowering alpine meadows, striking rock formations and snowfields.
LE TRAIN, France's leading private high-speed train operator, and Talgo, a European designer and manufacturer of railway rolling stock, today signed an agreement in Bordeaux for the future development of a fleet of high-speed trains adapted to the French market and based on the leading high-speed Avril platform.
The City of Belgrade signs with RATP Dev an “Early Operator Assistance” contract of one year with option for a second year for the three lines of the Belgrade metro system, which will be launched in 2028.