4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (498+ words) POLAND: PKP Intercity has exercised the option for 32 additional Griffin 200 multi-system electric locomotives from Newag, increasing the number covered by its January 2024 contract from 63 to 95. Together with 15 Griffin 200s ordered previously, PKP Intercity will eventually operate 110 of the locomotives. The additional…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (520+ words) GERMANY: An extension of the Düsseldorf light rail network to serve the city’s airport opened on September 4. The 1.9 km extension of the Stadtbahn network operated by Rheinbahn starts at Freiligrathplatz, crosses a 441 m bridge over the Nordstern motorway junction and…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (622+ words) Within days of his June 19 appointment, Malepszak had begun arguing in Polish media that Port Polska should concentrate on trains capable of around 200–230 km/h, which he saw as the more immediate requirement for airport, regional and inter-regional services. ‘The…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (757+ words) EUROPE: Trenitalia’s Hitachi Rail-built Frecciarossa 1000 trainsets are undergoing an extensive authorisation programme in Germany and Austria ahead of the planned launch of direct services from Italy to München in summer 2027. The testing is being carried out in co-operation with Deutsche…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (187+ words) SPAIN: Infrastructure manager Adif has awarded Indra a contract to support and maintain equipment at its high speed line control centres for a further four years. This includes the Da Vinci integrated train and infrastructure management system which was developed…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (455+ words) NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has displayed its first Stadler TINA tram to the public ahead of entry into service on Route 2. The order for 62 trams is the largest to be placed for Stadler’s TINA family, and was the…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (435+ words) SPAIN: Renfe and its suppliers are making progress in the complex task of renewing the rolling stock used across a slew of the country’s narrow gauge railways, most of which formed part of the former FEVE business that was amalgamated…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) GERMANY: CAF has demonstrated a battery-only range of 273 km with its Class 557 BEMU. The manufacturer hopes that this will enable the production fleet to run further than they will typically need to without overhead power on the Niederrhein-Münsterland network. Alongside…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (335+ words) NETHERLANDS: The Amsterdam tram network has been extended, with a three-stop, 1.8 km eastern extension of Route 26 opening from Theo van Goghpark to IJburg Franz Kafkastraat. The extension serves two emerging residential neighbourhoods currently under construction on artificial islands in Amsterdam-Oost....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (404+ words) SPAIN: The first five of 79 Series 453 partly double-deck electric multiple-units being supplied by Stadler València for use on Madrid suburban routes entered service on August 24. It is expected that 17 EMUs will be in service by the end of the year....