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Liebherr maintains HVAC systems for Toronto Rocket Subway fleet
Liebherr maintains HVAC systems for Toronto Rocket Subway fleet

Liebherr has once again been contracted by the Toronto Transit Commission to maintain 40 HVAC systems.

DB signed a maintenance contract with Vossloh
DB signed a maintenance contract with Vossloh

Framework agreement with DB for High Speed Grinding (HSG) for at least 13,000 km per year with a term of two years and extension options.

Railways in the Czech Republic face restrictions due to extreme weather
Railways in the Czech Republic face restrictions due to extreme weather

As of Friday 13 September 2024, almost the entire Czech Republic is facing problems caused by extreme rainfall and adverse weather conditions.

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Major milestone for overhaul of bogies belonging to AWC's Pendolino fleet
Major milestone for overhaul of bogies belonging to AWC's Pendolino fleet

On 12 September 2024, the biggest overhaul of bogies belonging to the Class 390 fleet has reached a major milestone, when the first part of the work to overhaul 1,148 bogies across Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet has been completed by Alstom.

HÜBNER's FrontAdd System
HÜBNER's FrontAdd System

Improved aerodynamics and greater resilience: with its newly developed FrontAdd System the HÜBNER Group is bringing an innovation to the market that effectively protects train front ends together with coupling elements from environmental influences.

Green Cargo: Investment in more departures and shorter lead times
Green Cargo: Investment in more departures and shorter lead times

Green Cargo is investing in a more robust and reliable network for 2025.

First look inside EMR’s new Aurora bi-mode fleet
First look inside EMR’s new Aurora bi-mode fleet

East Midlands Railway (EMR) shared first look at the interiors of their new Aurora fleet.

Ground-breaking ceremony for Plasser & Theurer's new factory
Ground-breaking ceremony for Plasser & Theurer's new factory

On 11 September 2024, Plasser & Theurer celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony for its new assembly and commissioning factory at the Pummererstrasse site in the Linz industrial area.

RAILPOOL inaugurated new electric locomotive workshop in Hamburg
RAILPOOL inaugurated new electric locomotive workshop in Hamburg

On 11 September 2024, RAILPOOL Group opened Europe's most modern locomotive workshop in Hamburg Billbrook.

IC5 started test runs in Velim
IC5 started test runs in Velim

On 6 September, shortly after its arrival to the VUZ Velim test centre, the first IC5 EMU for DSBt started its test runs.

CFL multimodal's new service between Bettembourg and Curtici
CFL multimodal's new service between Bettembourg and Curtici

CFL multimodal announced the launch of its new intermodal service between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange (LU) and the Railport Arad in Curtici (RO). 

Holographic displays in windows
Holographic displays in windows

In cooperation with ZEISS Microoptics, the HÜBNER Group is developing holographic display technology for window systems in trains and buses.

Siemens Mobility to establish America’s first high-speed rail production facility
Siemens Mobility to establish America’s first high-speed rail production facility

On 9 September 2024, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Brightline West and Siemens Mobility announced that Horseheads, New York will become home to North America’s first high-speed rail production facility.

Lineas and ECS strengthen sustainable transport with new service to Germany
Lineas and ECS strengthen sustainable transport with new service to Germany

Starting in September, the first freight trains will travel over the new rail service between Zeebrugge and Crailsheim, Germany.

High speed trains for Russian railways
High speed trains for Russian railways

In Russia, the construction of high-speed railways (ysokoskorostnye magistrali, VSM) is in the pipeline.