Company News: Europe

News on equipment and service providers from Europe

• Alstom selected as preferred bidder to supply EMUs in Lower Saxony, Germany

  March 1, 2021
  Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG), the transport authority in Lower Saxony, has selected Alstom as the preferred bidder for a contract to supply a fleet of 34 double-deck electric multiple units (EMUs) worth EUR760 million.

• State of Baden-Wurttemberg cancels contract with DB Regio, Germany

  March 1, 2021
  The state of Baden-Württemberg has terminated a contract with Deutsche Bahn (DB) Regio for the operation of regional services between Singen (Germany) and Schaffhausen (Switzerland).

• Pesa to supply DMUs for regional lines, Czech Republic

  February 26, 2021
  Pesa has secured a PLN2.5 billion framework contract from České dráhy (CD)/Czech Railways for the supply of up to 160 diesel multiple units (DMUs).

• Contract awarded for trolleybuses in Pescara, Italy

  February 24, 2021
  A consortium of Kiepe Electric and Van Hool will supply six zero-emission 18-metre-long trolleybuses with in-motion-charging (IMC) technology to Trasporto Unico Abruzzese (TUA), the public transport operator in Pescara.

• ADL to supply 56 double-decker buses in Hong Kong

  February 23, 2021
  UK-based Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has secured a contract from Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) to supply 56 double-decker buses in Hong Kong.

• Navya and Bluebus to jointly develop an autonomous bus, France

  February 23, 2021
  Navya has signed a non-binding letter of intent to collaborate in the development of an autonomous bus with Bluebus, part of the Bolloré Group.

• Siemens to provide national MaaS platform in the Netherlands

  February 22, 2021
  Siemens Mobility (Siemens) has secured a contract from the RiVier joint venture (JV) comprising Haagsche Tramweg Maatschapp (HTM), the public transport operator in The Hague; Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)/Netherlands Railways; and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET), the public transport operator in Rotterdam, to build a national Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) integrated travel planning platform.

• Arrival to commence electric bus trials, UK

  February 21, 2021
  Electric buses manufactured by UK-based Arrival will be tested on roads in the UK for the first time in with the First Group.

• Skoda to supply LRVs in three cities in Germany

  February 17, 2021
  Škoda Transportation (Škoda) has secured a joint contract to supply up to 45 ForCity Plus light rail vehicles (LRVs) in three cities in the state of Brandenburg.

• Thales to install signalling system on rail lines around Stuttgart, Germany

  February 16, 2021
  Thales has secured a EUR127 million contract to install the signalling system on the lines around Stuttgart.

• BLT selects Stadler as preferred bidder to supply LRVs, Switzerland [free access]

  February 12, 2021
  Baselland Transport (BLT), the public transport operator in Basel, has selected Stadler as the preferred bidder for a contract to supply a fleet of 25 light rail vehicles (LRVs).

• Keolis secures two O&M contracts for buses in the Yvelines department, France

  February 12, 2021
  Keolis has secured two contracts from Île-de-France Mobilités for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of two bus networks in the Yvelines department.

• Solaris to supply 182 buses to Osterreichische Postbus AG, Austria

  February 11, 2021
  Solaris has secured three framework agreements from Österreichische Postbus AG, the bus operator in Austria, for the delivery of up to 182 buses.

• Siemens to supply charging infrastructure in Regensburg, Germany

  February 11, 2021
  Siemens Smart Infrastructures (Siemens) has secured a contract from Stadtwerk Regensburg to provide charging stations for a bus depot in Regensburg.

• Aselsan to provide signalling system for the Gebze–Darica metro line, Turkey

  February 11, 2021
  Turkey-based Aselsan has secured a EUR17 million contract by Eze Insaat for the delivery of a driverless signalling system for the Gebze–Darica metro line, which is currently under construction.

• Driverless bus trial launched in South Australia, Australia

  February 11, 2021
  The Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) of South Australia, in partnership with the Renmark Paringa Council, Flinders University, EasyMile, and Keolis Downer, has commenced a trial of an EZ10 driverless bus called Murray in Renmark, a town in South Australia.

• Auckland Transport to conduct hydrogen bus trial, New Zealand

  February 11, 2021
  Auckland Transport (AT), in partnership with New Zealand-based Hiringa Energy Limited, has announced plans to conduct a trial of hydrogen fuel-cell buses using a hydrogen refuelling facility being developed in south Auckland.

• Knorr-Bremse partners with DB for data sharing; establishes new development unit for electric vehicles

  February 9, 2021
  Germany-based Knorr-Bremse has signed a cooperation agreement with Deutsche Bahn (DB) on the use and analysis of train operations and vehicle subsystem data.

• RATP launches second hydrogen bus pilot in Paris; validates rolling stock offer for RER Line B, France

  February 8, 2021
  Régie Autonome des Transport Parisiens (RATP) has launched a three-month-long pilot to test a hydrogen fuel-cell bus in Paris.

• VDL to supply 12 electric buses at multiple locations in Germany

  February 8, 2021
  VDL Bus & Coach Deutschland GmbH (VDL) has secured contracts from three bus operators in Germany to supply 12 electric buses from end-2021 onwards.