VTG is further expanding its established offerings. Already well established at ports such as Rotterdam and Gothenburg, FastTrack is now also going off the blocks at another key European freight node. With immediate effect, the service can also be booked at the DUSS terminal in Munich-Riem.
World premiere of the interior of the new sleeping and couchette car. ÖBB and Siemens Mobility unveil the next generation of Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars at the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna. The new cars are designed to optimally accommodate the needs of customers and score points with modern design, greater comfort and increased privacy.
TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the 20W TDK-Lambda brand PYD20 series of DC-DC converters. Featuring an 18:1 ultra-wide input range of 8.5 to 160Vdc, these board mount products are packaged in the industry-standard 2” x 1” format measuring 50.8 x 25.4 x 10.2mm (L x W x H).
Stadler has won its first metro tender in Taiwan. On 29th August 2022 the Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a consortium of ST Engineering, Singapore, Stadler, Switzerland, and Siemens Mobility, Germany, to provide turnkey rail services for the new Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line.
The media in Boston has reported that on 31 August the Board of Directors of TheMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) agreed to designate CAF USA as thesuccessful bidder for the project to supply 102 LRVs to run on the Green Line in the City ofBoston for $811 million.
The very first 5-car MP14 metro train is now starting to be tested on line 11. For the record, the MP14 metro is the new Parisian rolling stock, the first of which were put into circulation on 12 October 2020 on line 14, with 8 cars. Thus, this metro is the longest in the Parisian network!.
DSB Component Workshops is the service unit for systems and components of rail vehicles of Danish operator Danske Statsbaner. Through the acquisition, Knorr-Bremse will be able to turn DSB Component Workshops into a regional service hub, make use of growth opportunities and further strengthen its foothold in the service segment for rail systems.
In northern Sweden, a new green industry is being formed, and the railway is a central part of climate-smart and efficient transport. There is also a general increase in demand for both freight and passenger transport, which puts the focus on railway maintenance.
SEPTEMBER 18-22SICE will be part of this new edition of the most significant event in the ITS industry, which will take place this year in Los Angeles.