c.£300m award to deliver the high voltage electrical network for the UK’s new high speed rail line. A Siemens Mobility and Costain Joint Venture is to be awarded a long-term contract to deliver high voltage (HV) power supply systems for HS2 throughout the entire 225km route between London and the West Midlands. The Joint Venture […]
Stadler and LTG Cargo, the freight transport railway operator belonging to LTG Group, have signed a contract for the supply of seventeen Co’Co’ electric locomotives. The agreement includes an option for 17 additional units, spare parts, and a 3-year maintenance period. It is Stadler’s first locomotive contract for the Lithuanian market. The Lithuanian freight operator […]
Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a new four-year maintenance contract with the Panama Metro (MPSA) that includes preventive and corrective maintenance of the rolling stock, signaling systems and power supply of the Line 1. This line, which extends for 16 km , transports between 240,000 and 280,000 users daily […]
HS2 has completed the first stage of work for the construction of a bridge that will take the high-speed railway line over the M42 motorway. During two weekend closures, the team of engineers worked around the clock to prepare the area for construction by removing pre-existing concrete foundations, installing underground ducting and creating a safe […]
GB Railfreight has introduced three new Zephir ‘LOK 16.300’ depot shunters into service at CELSA Steel UK in Cardiff. The shunters, which are owned by Porterbrook, are expected to reduce emissions by c.40% and will be used to move steel billets from an electric arc furnace to CELSA’s rolling mills where it will be used […]
Network Rail will soon begin a £3m project to upgrade the platforms at Dunkeld and Birnam station. Part of both platforms will be raised, with a gentle connecting ramp being provided between the existing platform surface and the newly raised sections. Work at the station will begin in January, with part of each platform closed […]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) alongside local and state leaders today celebrated the groundbreaking of the McKinley Avenue and Golden State Boulevard Grade Separation in the City of Fresno. “Breaking ground on this massive grade separation highlights continued progress the high-speed rail project is making in California’s Central Valley. This paves the way toward […]
Aukusti worked at FleetCare as a purchaser for two summers, and after summer 2024, he started a new role as a project procurement manager. Before moving on to new challenges, Aukusti shared his experience as a purchaser. Aukusti graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2019 and began his master’s studies in the Supply […]
Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains have received authorization in time for their introduction into passenger service in Bavaria and Berlin-Brandenburg 31 Mireo Plus B battery trains will successively enter service on the East Brandenburg rail network Danube-Isar network receives 25 Desiro HC and six Mireo trains New Mireo trains for the Regensburg-Danube Valley network Siemens […]
This week, GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading transporters of consumer and business goods announced that its latest locomotive, the Class 99, will operate solely on electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). The Class 99s are set to enter service in late 2025, marking a major milestone in sustainable […]
