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Stadler at InnoTrans
Stadler at InnoTrans

At the world’s leading trade fair, Stadler will be presenting eight innovative, sustainable vehicle concepts, as well as all the innovations in the areas of service and signalling.

CPK launches tender to build first HSR tunnel
CPK launches tender to build first HSR tunnel

Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has launched a tender for the construction of a 4.6-kilometre tunnel for High Speed Rail in the city of Łódź.

Vossloh acquired concrete tie specialist Sateba
Vossloh acquired concrete tie specialist Sateba

On 30 July 2024, Vossloh France SAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Werdohl-based Vossloh AG, signed an agreement with TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. regarding the acquisition of Sateba Group. 

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UK-first technique in full swing on HS2’s River Tame West Viaducts
UK-first technique in full swing on HS2’s River Tame West Viaducts

A specialist cantilever process has been used for the first time in the UK by HS2 to build the first span of a 472-metre-long single track viaduct in the West Midlands.

Verdict reached on Angrois derailment
Verdict reached on Angrois derailment

Eleven years and two days after the derailment on 24 July 2013 of a Class 730 Alvia express on the curve at Angrois, on the approach to Santiago de Compostela station, the enquiry court reached its final verdict on 26 July 2024.

Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth
Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth

A 91-metre Carol Green rail bridge designed to carry HS2 over the existing West Coast Main Line near Kenilworth is taking shape, following the successful installation of 83 giant pre-tensioned concrete beams over 13 consecutive weekend night shifts.

The București to Giurgiu line is passable after 19 years
The București to Giurgiu line is passable after 19 years

After a long time, the repair of the damaged section of the line, which is (was) the main link between the Romanian metropolis and Bulgaria, was completed.

HS2’s "Bellingham Bridge" takes shape in Birmingham
HS2’s "Bellingham Bridge" takes shape in Birmingham

HS2 has completed the four huge piers of the Curzon 2 bridge, marking a significant construction milestone on the sequence of viaducts that will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham.

Siemens Mobility and Tyczka Hydrogen cooperate in the hydrogen railway sector
Siemens Mobility and Tyczka Hydrogen cooperate in the hydrogen railway sector

In April 2024 Siemens Mobility and Tyczka Hydrogen have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) establishing a cooperation in order to accelerate the transformation towards hydrogen powered railway mobility.

“StEPS ahead” with the environmentally friendly EPS
“StEPS ahead” with the environmentally friendly EPS

On 6 June 2024, Vossloh, together with customers and partners, ceremoniously opened the first automated production facility for the self-developed composite sleeper Engineered Polymer Sleeper (EPS).

 

Test runs and instrumented wheelsets for the new rescue train provided by PJM
Test runs and instrumented wheelsets for the new rescue train provided by PJM

ÖBB-Infrastruktur has procured a new fleet of 18 servicejet rescue trains from Stadler.

CAF commissions the first phase of modernised Sofia central station
CAF commissions the first phase of modernised Sofia central station

On 6 June 2024, the CAF Group's railway signalling business has commissioned the first phase of modernised Sofia central station, meaning that trains in the Bulgarian capital are now running on the first five tracks.

Vossloh wins further order for rail fastening systems in the Chinese high-speed network
Vossloh wins further order for rail fastening systems in the Chinese high-speed network

Vossloh has further strengthened its market position in China. Its subsidiary Vossloh Fastening Systems China was again commissioned to supply rail fastening systems for a section of a high-speed line currently under construction.

A very new railway for Egypt
A very new railway for Egypt

Siemens Mobility is making progress on a huge contract for Egypt that is set to take rail transport in the country to a whole new level.

Metrans expands terminal area in Dunajská Streda
Metrans expands terminal area in Dunajská Streda

Metrans, the rail company of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has expanded its Slovakian hub terminal in Dunajská Streda by around five hectares.