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More Coradia Lint 41 DMUs For HLB
More Coradia Lint 41 DMUs For HLB

On 27 March 2020 Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply 30 Coradia Lint 41 DMUs to Hessische Landesbahn. 

More OMNEO/Regio 2N For SNCF
More OMNEO/Regio 2N For SNCF

On 30 March 2020 Bombardier Transportation announced that it has received a firm order for 19 six-car Regio 2N double-deck EMUs from SNCF on behalf of the Region Auvergne-Rhône Alpes.

Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (3)
Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (3)

The conclusions reached in our series of articles The Train-In-A-Vacuum-Tube Fantasy demonstrated that the use of Hyperloop technology for passenger transport is impractical and contradicting the laws of physics. Nevertheless, it is remarkable how many Hyperloop projects are now being prepared, on a worldwide scale.

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Modernised Metro Trains In Sofia
Modernised Metro Trains In Sofia

Metrovagomash sent eight Model 81-717.4/714.4 cars following their overhaul and modernisation to the Sofia metro.

How Kazakh Evolutions Evolve (2)
How Kazakh Evolutions Evolve (2)

On 17 January 2018, during the then Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev’s visit to the USA, KTZ and GE Transportation signed a contract for 300 diesel shunters. Final assembly was announced to take place at the LKZ works.

How Kazakh Evolutions Evolve (1)
How Kazakh Evolutions Evolve (1)

In our article about Prima locomotives we described problems at orders of electric locomotives from EKZ. But similar problems concern also KTZ orders of Tulpar Talgo and LKZ, both factories based in Nur-Sultan. Of the Evolution diesel locomotives, which are manufactured at the latter site, only part of the initially planned numbers were built so far.

A Post-Warranty Maintenance Of Serbian Class 711 DMUs
A Post-Warranty Maintenance Of Serbian Class 711 DMUs

On 20 March 2020 TMH announced that it will provide post-warranty maintenance of the Metrovagonmash-built Class 711 DMUs, of whose 39 were manufactured for ŽS between 2011 and 2016.

Samara Metro Took Over A New Train
Samara Metro Took Over A New Train

On 23 March 2020, Metrovagonmash handed over a new four-car underground train to Samarski metropoliten.

Stadler Will Build METRO Trains For Berlin
Stadler Will Build METRO Trains For Berlin

On 20 March 2020 Stadler announced that it was selected as a winner of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe international tender for the delivery of up to 1,500 new underground cars for use on the Berlin U-Bahn network. 

Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (2)
Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (2)

The conclusions reached in our series of articles The Train-In-A-Vacuum-Tube Fantasy demonstrated that the use of Hyperloop technology for passenger transport is impractical and contradicting the laws of physics. Nevertheless, it is remarkable how many Hyperloop projects are now being prepared, on a worldwide scale.

Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (1)
Hyper-Miracle? Or Hypeloop? (1)

In the preceding series of articles The Train-In-A-Vacuum-Tube Fantasy we examined the laws of physics which govern transport within vacuum tubes. The conclusions reached demonstrated succinctly that the use of Hyperloop technology for passenger transport is impractical, contradicting the laws of physics and raising many issues which appear to lack feasible solutions. Nevertheless, it is remarkable how many Hyperloop projects are now being prepared, on a worldwide scale.

Hyperloop - The Train-In-A-Vacuum-Tube Fantasy (9)
Hyperloop - The Train-In-A-Vacuum-Tube Fantasy (9)

Since 2012 the global media have been intrigued by Hyperloop, a revolutionary concept enabling passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles to move through hermetically-sealed vacuum tubes, at speeds of between 1,100 and 1,200 km/h. It is worthwhile, therefore, for us to undertake a critical examination of some of the technical characteristics of the Hyperloop idea.

Final Rescue Train For DB Netz
Final Rescue Train For DB Netz

On 13 March 2020 the last Class 714 locomotive for rescue trains of DB Netz Notfalltechnik was delivered.

Class 2ES5S And 3ES5S Locomotives Received Certificates Of Conformity
Class 2ES5S And 3ES5S Locomotives Received Certificates Of Conformity

On 17 March 2020 the new 25 kV 50 Hz Class 2ES5S and 3ES5S main line freight locomotives, produced by NEVZ, received a certificate of conformity of the EAEU for a period of 5 years.

A Visit To Stadler Siedlce (5)
A Visit To Stadler Siedlce (5)

On 29 January 2020 we visited Stadler Siedlce. This works is now, in addition to Class 777 EMUs and various types of FLIRTs, also building trams for Poland and Germany.