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VR FleetCare to continue maintaining Estonian railway operator’s train bogies in Finland

Estonian railway company Elron has renewed maintenance contract of its Flirt train bogies with VR FleetCare after an international tender. The three-year agreement covers the periodic maintenance of bogies and traction wheelsets for 38 Flirt trains. The bogie maintenance will take place at VR FleetCare’s component workshop in Pieksämäki, where optimised production lines for bogie […]

Hitachi Rail files merger notification with European Commission, as it seeks final clearance for Thales GTS acquisition

Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission, formally restarting the merger clearance process for the acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) in the European Union. Hitachi Rail’s planned acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business was announced in August 2021. Since that time, Hitachi Rail and Thales have been […]

Alstom integrates its operations in Poland to form a single company, ALSTOM Polska S.A. and solidifies its leading position in the market

Alstom has merged all the entities previously operating in Poland into one company Another step in integrating the operations of Alstom in Poland The establishment of ALSTOM Polska S.A. strengthens the company in the domestic market, its position as a leading manufacturer and exporter in the Polish rail industry Alstom, global leader in smart and […]