Stadler introduces the new interoperable and multisystem Bo’Bo’ locomotives for continental Europe with the first contract for 36 units. The agreement includes an option for 93 additional vehicles. The Swiss freight operator awards Stadler the tender launched in early 2024 for the supply of thirty-six electric multisystem (25 kVAC/ 15 kVAC / 3 kV DC) […]
30 fast deliveries, various variants – fleet can grow to 155 locomotives RS Lease, the leading private lessor of railway vehicles in Slovakia, and Siemens Mobility have signed a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 65 Vectron locomotives. The agreement includes a fast delivery of 30 Vectron MS locomotives, with the option to […]
Alstom and SSAB have entered a partnership for the supply of steel made with close to zero fossil carbon emissions The first delivery of SSAB Zero™ will take place this year and be used in Alstom’s Traxx Shunter™ locomotive The collaboration supports Alstom’s goal to reduce emissions from procured goods and services with 30% by […]
HS2 Ltd has strengthened its future talent pool, welcoming a total of 44 new starters to its 2024 early careers programme. The intake of 26 graduates and 18 apprentices have joined the company across multiple office and site locations between the West Midlands and London. They join teams responsible for disciplines including project management, engineering, […]
Rail passengers and motorists are being thanked for their patience during work to demolish and rebuild a bridge over the M62. The railway between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale reopened this morning (25 September) following a 19-day closure, allowing Network Rail to complete the £22m essential upgrade. In recent months, engineers excavated over 50,000 tonnes of […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s largest transporters of consumer and business goods, will be unveiling its new hybrid Class 99 locomotive at InnoTrans in Berlin on Wednesday 25 September, signalling a significant leap forward in decarbonising the UK’s rail freight industry. The new Class 99s are expected to reduce emissions by up to […]
Alstom, a global leader in sustainable mobility and the only digital solutions provider specifically tailored for the rail industry, and Airbus Protect, an Airbus subsidiary bringing together expertise in cybersecurity, safety and sustainability-related services, are proud to announce significant progress on rail transport cybersecurity. In the frame of a worldwide cooperation agreement signed in September […]
A key road linking Aylesbury and Bicester was reopened on Monday after a weekend closure to reroute it via a new bridge across the HS2 route near Waddesdon. The A41 overbridge was built slightly north of the existing road over two years and stretches for 80 metres across a cutting that will carry HS2 rail […]
Signaling X opens interfaces and integrates signaling and control systems for mainline and mass transit into one cloud platform New Railigent X features, fully automated visual inspection and mobile inspection to make service of trains more flexible and efficient Digitalization is a key enabler to reduce emissions and to deliver the capacity to match a […]
Hitachi Rail’s ‘HMAX’ suite offers digital asset management solutions for the entire rail ecosystem – trains, signaling and infrastructure – and is being pioneered with transport operators globally Collaboration with NVIDIA means Hitachi Rail’s digital solutions will be powered by the NVIDIA IGX industrial-grade, enterprise-ready edge AI platform, providing powerful AI computing on every asset […]
