Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, the national railway operator of the Republic of Ireland, has ordered 41 MTU Hybrid-ready PowerPacks. The PowerPacks are to power Class 22000 trains on scheduled services from late 2022.
Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Énergie Systèmes, in consortium with Saferail and Systra, has won a detailed design, construction and technical validation contract worth €52.5 million to replace signalling along more than 500 kilometres of the Paris-Lyon high-speed rail line, as part of works to modernise and improve the infrastructure reliability.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €205m to Adif Alta Velocidad to purchase rolling stock for the maintenance of the Spanish rail network.
Our annual Rail Cargo Carrier - Germany (RCC-DE) emergency drill took place on 18th July as part of our emergency management procedures. Various deployment scenarios were dealt with, staff received training and the first aiders had the chance to share experiences with each other.
Widnes, 22 July 2020 - Eversholt Rail and Alstom today announce a bold plan to fast-track the hydrogen train industry in the UK with a further £1 million (over €1 million) investment in British hydrogen trains, creating an entirely new class of train, the first-ever 600 series.
With the completion of the installation, GCF finished a few days ago, the last phase of the electrification works of the regional single-track Conegliano - Vittorio Veneto line. An additional step of RFI “Veneto Basin” project that, pursuant to Framework Agreement 224, foresees the complete electrification of the so called “Belluno lines’ low ring”.
Communications-Based Train Control signaling system to be installed on 11km of ‘D’ Metro Line in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The automated signaling system will provide greater availability, enhanced operations and passenger experience
Alstom, in consortium with Indra and Constructora San Jose [1] , has signed a €53 million contract [2] with Spanish railway infrastructure authority Adif to supply and install the safety and security systems for twelve tunnels in the Pajares Bypass high speed connection.
Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation and ČD Cargo, a state-owned Czech railway operator, have taken an important step towards deploying BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS3 locomotives in the Czech Republic: the first two of these locomotives pulling freight trains started commercial trial operation on July 3, 2020.