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Tatravagónka's Second Assembly Line For Grain Wagons
Tatravagónka's Second Assembly Line For Grain Wagons

In June 2022, Tatravagónka started operation of the second assembly line for the production of hopper wagons for transport of cereals.

HS2 Reveals Huge New Tunnel At Euston Station
HS2 Reveals Huge New Tunnel At Euston Station

HS2 Ltd continues to make progress at Euston, as work continues behind the hoardings to make way for Britain’s new high-speed railway.

BEG: State Of Infrastructure On Regional Railway Lines Unacceptable
BEG: State Of Infrastructure On Regional Railway Lines Unacceptable

According to an evaluation by the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), disruptions in Bavarian regional and suburban rail traffic have recently increased significantly.

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HS2 Historic First Tunnelling Breakthrough
HS2 Historic First Tunnelling Breakthrough

On 26 July 2022, HS2 Ltd celebrated the very first tunnelling breakthrough on Europe’s largest infrastructure project.

XLoad Vectrons For SBB CINT
  • updated 25th Jul 2022 22:37
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XLoad Vectrons For SBB CINT

At the end of June 2022, Siemens Mobility announced that SBB Cargo International in cooperation with SüdLeasing has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the new XLoad package.

CAF Will Modernise 14 Units Of Athens Metro Line 1
CAF Will Modernise 14 Units Of Athens Metro Line 1

The operator STASY, in charge of managing transport in the city of Athens, has selected CAF to refurbish 14 metro units that currently run on Line 1 of the Greek capital's metro system.

Two New Urbos Trams For Sevilla
Two New Urbos Trams For Sevilla

On July 21 Sevilla 2022 city council, acting on behalf of operator TUSSAM, placed a 33 million EUR order with CAF for two new five-section 100 % low floor Urbos trams, the contract including four years of maintenance.

Further Railway Interconnection In Great Tokyo For A Large Network Of Seven Railways
Further Railway Interconnection In Great Tokyo For A Large Network Of Seven Railways

The interconnection of mayor railway networks in south-western part of the Great Tokyo Area continues. This time the Sagami and Tōkyū private railways have met through a new Sōtetsu Tōkyū Link Line.

ROG's Class 93: First Bodyshell Complete
ROG's Class 93: First Bodyshell Complete

Stadler has started final assembly of the first from a batch of the Class 93 locomotives for Rail Operations (UK).

São Paulo’s Metro Line 4 Fully Opens Using CBTC
São Paulo’s Metro Line 4 Fully Opens Using CBTC

ViaQuatro has successfully begun full operation of São Paulo’s entire Metro Line 4 with Siemens Mobility’s Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling.

Knorr-Bremse Will Be Trialling Automated Brake Testing On A HVLE Train
Knorr-Bremse Will Be Trialling Automated Brake Testing On A HVLE Train

Working together with Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE), Knorr-Bremse is equipping a freight train with an automation system that will support automated brake testing.

Hitachi: The Hyperloop Capsule To Be Tested Using Digital Signalling Software In The Cloud
Hitachi: The Hyperloop Capsule To Be Tested Using Digital Signalling Software In The Cloud

Although the Hyperloop system is technically and physically nonsense, there are more and more companies getting involved in this project...

Eurostar: Recovery Of Business Travel
Eurostar: Recovery Of Business Travel

Eurostar reports the robust return of business travel in the first six months of 2022.

Reichmuth Orders Vectrons For SBB Cargo
Reichmuth Orders Vectrons For SBB Cargo

On 14 July 2022, Siemens Mobility signed a contract with Reichmuth & Co Investment Management AG for 35 Vectron AC locomotives through its investment vehicle LokRoll 3 AG.

Late-Running Avril - Renfe Warns Of Fines
Late-Running Avril - Renfe Warns Of Fines

The first members of the new high speed Class 106 fleet were expected to have been handed over to Renfe in January 2021 in readiness for commercial operation in summer 2022.