Company News: Europe

News on equipment and service providers from Europe

• Innovactory launches first MaaS app pilot in the Netherlands [free access]

  September 18, 2020
  Innovactory has launched Gaiyo, a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) application (app) for the Leidsche Rijn and Vleuten-De Meern neighbourhoods, in the city of Utrecht.

• Masabi and Jorudan launch mobile ticketing solution in Matsuyama, Japan

  September 17, 2020
  UK-based Masabi, in collaboration with Japan-based Jorudan, has launched the mobile ticketing feature within two mobility as a service (MaaS) applications (apps) for Iyotetsu, a transit operator in Matsuyama.

• Solaris to supply electric buses to MZK Pila, Poland

  September 17, 2020
  Solaris has secured a PLN 16 million contract to supply five Urbino 12 electric buses to Miejski Zakład Komunikacyjny (MZK) Piła, the public transport operator in Piła.

• Irizar to supply 20 electric buses to EMT Madrid, Spain

  September 17, 2020
  Irizar has secured a contract from Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT Madrid) to supply 20 electric buses.

• MVB secures contract to operate bus and tram services in Magdeburg, Germany

  September 16, 2020
  Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB), the municipal transport operator in Magdeburg, has secured a 22.5-year contract to operate tram and bus services in the city. The new contract will be valid till 2042.

• Indra deploys EMV payment solution on Cercanias Malaga transport network, Spain

  September 16, 2020
  Indra has developed a Europay-Mastercard-Visa (EMV) payment solution for Cercanías Málaga, the suburban rail transport network operated by Renfe.

• Alstom signs agreement for acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

  September 16, 2020
  Alstom has signed the sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier Inc. and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.

• Bombardier Transportation to supply trains in Victoria, Australia

  September 16, 2020
  The state government of Victoria has exercised an option to procure 18 additional trains from Bombardier Transportation.

• PK TS to supply 114 trams to Mosgortrans, Russia

  September 14, 2020
  PK Transportnye Systemy (PK TS) has secured a RUB22·15 billion contract from Mosgortrans, a public transport operator in Moscow, to supply 114 trams.

• HS2 Ltd selects first five companies for Innovation Accelerator programme, UK

  September 13, 2020
  High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has selected the first five technology companies to join its Innovation Accelerator programme.

• Volvo to supply electric buses in Bodo; partners with Batteryloop to reuse batteries

  September 10, 2020
  Volvo Buses (Volvo) has secured the contract to supply 31 electric buses to Nordlandsbuss, the bus operator in Nordland County, for the city of Bodö in Norway.

• MAN delivers four electric buses to Luxembourg

  September 10, 2020
  MAN Truck & Bus AG (MAN) has delivered four MAN Lion City electric buses to Voyages Ecker, a subsidiary of Voyages Emile Weber Group.

• Karsan delivers 100 Jest+ buses to Duzce, Turkey

  September 8, 2020
  Turkey-based Karsan has delivered 100 Jest+ buses to the Municipality of Düzce.

• Bombardier Transportation commences delivery of trams to DVG, Germany

  September 8, 2020
  Bombardier Transportation has delivered the first Flexity Classic tram to Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG)/Duisburg Transport Company.

• Alstom delivers first two Citadis X05 trams to Athens, Greece

  September 8, 2020
  Alstom has delivered the first two Citadis X05 trams to Attiko Metro, the public transport operator in Athens.

• Bombardier Transportation to upgrade communication systems of Singapore MRT Downtown Line

  September 4, 2020
  Bombardier Transportation has secured the contract to upgrade the communication systems deployed on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Downtown Line.

• RATP Dev secures contract to operate and maintain Cairo Metro Line 3, Egypt

  September 3, 2020
  The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded RATP Dev a EUR1.1 billion (USD1.3 billion) contract to operate and maintain Cairo Metro Line 3 for a period of 15 years and to commission future extensions.

• PTV Group to plan AV and MaaS deployments for Germany [free access]

  September 2, 2020
  PTV Group, together with a broad-based research team, has been commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) to analyse mobility behaviour in Munich in order to develop a plan for the future deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Germany.

• Masabi provides fare payment and mobile ticketing solutions in Canada and the US

  September 2, 2020
  Mobility application Transit, and Masabi have launched a new single-ride bus fare for the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM).

• ICB orders electric buses for Frankfurt, Germany

  September 2, 2020
  In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB), a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Frankfurt am Main, has awarded a contract to Portugal-based CaetanoBus for two Caetano e.City Gold electric buses for Frankfurt.