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Two years of OUIGO
Two years of OUIGO

Over the two years that OUIGO has been active in Spain, the operator states that 'close on' six million passengers have been carried,

RailAdventure Orders EURO6000
RailAdventure Orders EURO6000

On 9 May 2023, RailAdventure entered into a contract with Stadler for one EURO6000, the first time when the company ordered a new-built electric locomotive.

TŽV Gredelj Starts Cooperation With Siemens Mobility On Nightjet Coaches
TŽV Gredelj Starts Cooperation With Siemens Mobility On Nightjet Coaches

TŽV Gredelj has been providing the production and maintenance of rolling stock in Zagreb for more than 120 years. Siemens Mobility has been...

ČD Cargo 2025
Stadler: "Individuality In Rail Transport"
Stadler: "Individuality In Rail Transport"

On 16 March 2023, Stadler held a conference at the Bussnang plant entitled "Individuality in rail transport", at which its latest products and technologies were presented and it was possible, among other things, to run in a FLIRT H2. In the following we will therefore focus on alternative drives as they are conceived by this vehicle manufacturer.

First Class 555 Tested On The Metro Network
First Class 555 Tested On The Metro Network

On 10 May 2023 the new Class 555 Metro train has successfully completed its first test run on the network.

HS2: 10 Million Tonnes Of Material Moved By Rail
HS2: 10 Million Tonnes Of Material Moved By Rail

A major milestone in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.

TEM23 Prototype In Test Operation
TEM23 Prototype In Test Operation

On 12 May 2023, TEM23-0001 started trial operation at the Severstal steelworks.

InnoTrans 2022 (43)
InnoTrans 2022 (43)

One of only two conventional EMUs in Berlin was Siemens-built four-car Desiro HC for ODEG.

Alstom And DSB Unveiled The IC5 Mock-Up
Alstom And DSB Unveiled The IC5 Mock-Up

On 11 May 2023 Alstom and DSB revealed to the Danish public a full-size model of the new IC5 Coradia Stream trains.

New Poland To France Service Of CFL Cargo And Bertani Trasporti
New Poland To France Service Of CFL Cargo And Bertani Trasporti

On 10 May 2023 CFL cargo, sister company of CFL multimodal, and Bertani Trasporti announced the launch of a new rail service between Gliwice Port in Poland and Marckolsheim in France.

40 Vectrons For TX Logistik
40 Vectrons For TX Logistik

On 10 May 2023 Siemens Mobility and FS Italiane Group, together with its subsidiary TX Logistik, have signed a contract for the delivery of 40 Vectrons. 

Class ET43 Dragons In Service
Class ET43 Dragons In Service

Dragon 2 Type E6MST locomotives, i.e. the Polish Class ET43, have been appearing occasionally on freight trains in Poland since the beginning of April.

PKP CARGO Vectrons Complete
PKP CARGO Vectrons Complete

At the beginning of May, Siemens Mobility announced that PKP CARGO had handed over all five Vectrons from the last order placed so far.

VR's Class Dr19 In Regular Service
VR's Class Dr19 In Regular Service

VR's first brand new diesel locomotives started operating in commercial traffic on 3 May 2023.

Variante De Pajares: MITMA Finally Names The Day (Or Rather, Month)
Variante De Pajares: MITMA Finally Names The Day (Or Rather, Month)

On 3 May 2023, during a meeting with Adrián Barbón, the President of the Principality of Asturias, the Secretary General for Infrastructures, Xavier Flores, announced that the 50 km high speed line from La Robla to Pola de Lena, through the 25 km base tunnel under the Cordillera Cantábrica, would be opened to commercial traffic 'during November 2023'.

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