Early retirements obtained by unions after recent SNCF strikes
The recent strikes at SNCF have been very unpleasant for passengers, but extremely useful for employees of the French state-owned […]
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Talgo delivers Renfe first Avril trains
Talgo started delivering the new Avril very high-speed trains to Renfe, following the completion of driver training and the reliability […]
VR FleetCare wins maintenance contract in Denmark
The Danish train operator, Nordjyske Jernbaner, awarded VR FleetCare a contract covering maintenance of bogies and pneumatic components of the […]
RFP begins for California high-speed train contract
California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors decided to request proposals from Alstom Transportation and Siemens Mobility shortlisted for high-speed […]
Stadler wins Bulgaria’s double-decker train contract
Bulgaria’s Minister for Transport and Communications Georgi Gvozdeikov signed on April 4, 2024, the decision for the selection of a […]
Philadelphia cancels a train order with CRRC China
The Philadelphia Transit Authority is cancelling a train order with CRRC China. Philadelphia’s transit agency canceled a major train order […]
Record passenger figures for BLS Group in 2023 by train, bus and ship
BLS Group, the Lötschberg, Switzerland-based railway company, carried more passengers than ever before last year by train, bus and boat: […]
CD unveils ComfortJet trainset
The Czech Minister of Transport, Martin Kupka, and the Director General of České dráhy (CD), Michal Krapinec, unveiled the new […]
First Mireo hybrid trains enter operation in Germany
The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH, celebrated the commissioning of the four Mireo Plus B battery-hybrid trains […]
PKP Intercity awards modernisation contracts for 500 carriages
PKP Intercity awarded coach repair and modernisation contracts for 500 vehicles totalling PLN 862.4 million (EUR 201.5 million). The largest […]