Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) inaugurated service today for the first Railjet of the new generation from Siemens Mobility. The new train, featuring numerous innovations, will initially operate on the Vienna-Feldkirch route. Excluding the locomotive, the nine-car train is around 240 meters long and offers 532 seats. It has two first-class cars with business class sections, […]
The multi-million-pound redevelopment of Newbury station is now complete with three business growth units offering new employment opportunities for the town. The Engine Shed Business Growth Units will help support Newbury’s economic development and form part of a wider transformation of the station which has included new customer facilities, new ticket gates, a multi-storey car […]
First call for 70 trains from the 2023 framework agreement Order worth more than €800 million Consistent development of the Mireo platform Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered the first 70 trains from the framework agreement won by Siemens Mobility at the end of summer 2023. The trains will be delivered in three different versions […]
HS2’s civils contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG (SCS) has formed a partnership with the University of East London (UEL) to support its MSc Civil Engineering graduates into employment on HS2. The partnership, which was cemented last summer, was initially put in place to provide students with an eight-month paid work placement supporting HS2’s construction. Placements allow students […]
Hitachi Rail has connected Rio Tinto’s newest mine in Western Australia to the AutoHaul™ network Hitachi Rail was the technical and delivery lead for the development of AutoHaul™ the world’s first fully automated heavy-haul rail system 1,700 km AutoHaul™ network has now been expanded by a further 166 km Hitachi Rail and Rio Tinto have […]
Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Austrian Federal railways – ÖBB) order 41 new KISS-type double-decker multiple units from Stadler. The order is being placed as part of the framework agreement signed in 2022 for up to 186 double-decker multiple units which recently has been cleared in the last instance by the higher administrative court in Vienna, thus ending […]
