The French JUMO subsidiary based in Metz supplies temperature sensors for the axle bearings of the bogies of the new Alstom Avelia Horizon high-speed trains. The French state railroad company SNFC (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) has ordered 100 of these trains, which will be used from 2023 as part of the TGV fleet, the equivalent of the German ICE series.
Renfe has awarded Talgo the manufacture of up to 40 new variable gauge and 330 km/h commercial speed powerheads (locomotives), for a maximum amount of 281.5 million euros, with a contract for 26 powerheads for 195.5 million euros, as the last step in transforming 13 conventional trains into very high-speed trains.
Senior managers from Porterbrook and Chiltern Railways yesterday visited the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire to see the testing of Britain's first hybrid-powered train.
Masats has been awarded a contract to supply its PSD platform screen doors for the remodelled Trinitat Nova station in Barcelona, operated by TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona.
Porterbrook, the rolling stock owner and asset manager, has today announced the donation of record breaking HST power car 43102 to the National Railway Museum.
Siemens Mobility is pleased to announce that it is acquiring RailTerm, a Canadian based transportation company that is a leading provider of rail services to railroads and transit agencies.