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First Of Latest Batch Of METRANS Rail TRAXXes For Delivery Soon
  • 13th Apr 2018 17:48
First Of Latest Batch Of METRANS Rail TRAXXes For Delivery Soon
On 13 April 2018 the first two TRAXXes destined for use by RegioJet were scheduled to depart from Kassel bound for the Czech Republic. Ten more...
Legios Loco Starts Building Wagons At Nymburk
  • 6th Apr 2018 12:49
Legios Loco Starts Building Wagons At Nymburk
With orders for new wagons on the increase, Legios Loco recently decided to shift part of its wagon-building activities to a factory in Nymburk....
D-DART: A Double Deck EMU With Three-Axle Bogies

In Railvolution 4/15, we presented a design concept for a double deck carriage mounted on three-axle bogies, shared with neighbouring carriages. The bogie pivots are positioned fore and aft of the centre of the bogies. Following publication of this article in Railvolution, its author was approached by the British company Tata Steel Project, which asked whether it would be possible to design a train based on these principles for use on the British network. What resulted was a concept known as the D-DART (Double-Deck ARticulated Train), described in this article.

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Repaired ČD Pendolino Cars Come Home
  • 3rd Apr 2018 09:26
Repaired ČD Pendolino Cars Come Home
Alstom’s Savigliano works has now completed repairing Class 680 Pendolino cars 682.003 and 082.003, which were heavily damaged during the level...
First TRAXXes For EP Cargo
  • 27th Mar 2018 12:08
First TRAXXes For EP Cargo
In December 2017 EP Cargo placed an order for two TRAXX F140 AC3 locomotives, with deliveries scheduled by the end of March. This photo taken on 23...
FlixTrain Launched Its First Service
  • 24th Mar 2018 16:57
FlixTrain Launched Its First Service
At 08.36 on 23 March 2018 FlixTrain’s inaugural service, hauled by Taurus ES64U2-005, departed from Hamburg-Altona bound for Köln Hbf. This service...
First nOVA Nears Completion
  • 23rd Mar 2018 13:08
First nOVA Nears Completion
On 22 March 2018 at Stadler Siedlce works was presented a two-car Tango NF2 tram, the first of 30, with an option (now confirmed) for ten more,...
DMV Rail Cargo Receives Vectron ACs
  • 19th Mar 2018 09:28
DMV Rail Cargo Receives Vectron ACs
On the night of 12/13 March 2018 the Bulgarian operator DMV Rail Cargo took delivery of two Vectron ACs. This photo shows them on the 13th at the...
First Indian Prima Complete
  • 13th Mar 2018 12:36
First Indian Prima Complete
On 10 March 2018 Alstom announced the completion of its first two-section Class WAG12 electric locomotive, 60001, at its new works in Madhepura (in...
FlixTrain Takes To The Rails
  • 7th Mar 2018 19:24
FlixTrain Takes To The Rails
On 6 March 2018 FlixBus announced that it would start operating its own trains under the FlixTrain brandname, starting on 23 March. The service...
ÖBB Presents First Vectron
  • 7th Mar 2018 08:47
ÖBB Presents First Vectron
On 5 March 2018 at Wien-Praterstern ÖBB organised the presentation of the first of the 30 Vectron MS locomotives it ordered in January 2017. It is...
RegioJet’s First TRAXXes
  • 4th Mar 2018 22:43
RegioJet’s First TRAXXes
Bombardier’s Kassel works is now completing the first two TRAXX electric locomotives for RegioJet. The latter now anticipates their arrival in the...
Class 230 D-Trains For Bedford To Bletchley Line
  • 1st Mar 2018 21:33
Class 230 D-Trains For Bedford To Bletchley Line
On 1 March 2018 Vivarail announced that it had entered into an agreement with West Midland Trains to build three Class 230 DMUs for use on the...
ZSSK Takes Delivery Of More Vectrons
  • 28th Feb 2018 15:38
ZSSK Takes Delivery Of More Vectrons
On 25 February 2018, 383.104, 105, 106 and 107 reached Slovakia. These are the next four Vectrons out of the batch of ten to be hired by ZSSK from...
New Sofia Metro Train On Test
  • 27th Feb 2018 12:24
New Sofia Metro Train On Test
One of the 20 new Inspiro EMUs ordered by Metropolitan EAD and destined for the Sofia metro is currently being subjected to testing at Wegberg...
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