Company News: Europe

News on equipment and service providers from Europe

• Volvo to supply 122 electric buses to Nobina, Sweden

  September 10, 2021
  Volvo Buses (Volvo) has secured three orders from Nobina, the transport operator in the Nordic region, for a total of 122 electric buses to be deployed across three cities in Sweden.

• Three companies shortlisted for HS2’s depot in Washwood Heath, UK

  September 10, 2021
  High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited has confirmed the three bidders that have been shortlisted to build the HS2 network control centre and the rolling stock maintenance depot in Washwood Heath, close to Birmingham.

• Colas to construct Tram Line T3b extension in Paris, France

  September 10, 2021
  Colas has been selected by Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) to construct a 3.2-km-long western extension of Tram Line T3b from Porte d’Asnières to Porte Dauphine.

• Stadler signs cooperation contract with Government of Ukraine; to supply additional metro trains for Tyne & Wear network

  September 9, 2021
  Stadler has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways/Ukrzaliznytsya (UZ), and the SERV Swiss Export Risk Insurance Agency for the development of rail services in Ukraine.

• Knorr-Bremse to supply train equipment to Skoda Transportation

  September 3, 2021
  Knorr-Bremse has secured a contract from Skoda Transportation to supply original equipment for commuter trains and light rail vehicles (LRVs).

• Alstom to supply 35 additional trams in Lyon, France

  September 3, 2021
  Alstom has secured an additional order from Syndicat des Transports de l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (Sytral), the transport authority of Lyon, to supply an additional 35 Citadis trams.

• Contract awarded to modernise communications system of rail lines in Singapore

  September 3, 2021
  A consortium of ST Engineering and Siemens Mobility has secured a contract to modernise the communications system deployed on three rail lines in Singapore.

• Stadler to supply trams in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  September 2, 2021
  Stadler has secured a contract from the Ministry of Transport of the Canton of Sarajevo to supply 15 trams to replace old rolling stock.

• Three bidders shortlisted for HS2 interchange station in Solihull, UK

  September 2, 2021
  High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited has shortlisted three bidders for the contract to construct an interchange station for the upcoming HS2 network in Solihull.

• STM CID partners with Deutsche Bahn to share experience

  September 2, 2021
  Sinara Transport Machines Center of Innovation Development (STM CID) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Deutsche Bahn’s (DB’s) subsidiary DB Systemtechnik to share experience and best practices.

• Agreement signed to introduce 5,100 electric bikes in Stockholm, Sweden

  September 1, 2021
  Spain-based CityBike Global, a micromobility company, has signed an agreement with the city of Stockholm to provide electric bike-sharing services.

• FirstGroup signs sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility with banks

  September 1, 2021
  FirstGroup has announced that it has signed a new GBP300 million sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility (‘RCF’) with a group of its relationship banks.

• Contract awarded for tram and BRT projects in Brest, France [free access]

  August 30, 2021
  The Mobi–Brest consortium has been selected by Brest Métropole to develop the second tram line and an electric bus rapid transit (BRT) route in Brest.

• Solaris to supply electric buses to Martorell and Basque Country, Spain

  August 27, 2021
  Solaris has secured an order to supply a total of six electric buses to Martorell and the Basque Country by the end of 2022.

• Alstom to supply trains for Santo Domingo Metro, Dominican Republic

  August 24, 2021
  France-based Alstom has secured a contract from Oficinapara el Reordenamientodel Transporte (OPRET) to supply eight trains for Santo Domingo Metro. Each three-car train will be deployed on Line 1.

• Two construction contracts awarded for Rail Baltica project in Estonia [free access]

  August 20, 2021
  Rail Baltic Estonia has signed two construction contracts for three railway crossings along the Rail Baltica section in the country.

• SYSTRA–KBR JV secures contract for Sydney Metro West, Australia

  August 20, 2021
  A joint venture (JV) of SYSTRA and KBR has secured the contract to provide independent certification services for the Sydney Metro West project.

• Siemens Mobility to install ATC system across Vienna U-Bahn Line U6, Austria

  August 19, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from Wiener Linien, the public transport provider in Vienna, to install the automatic train control (ATC) system ‘Trainguard MT Zub’ on all trains operating on the Vienna U-Bahn Line U6.

• Siemens Mobility to supply signalling system for Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link

  August 19, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from RTS Operations Pte Ltd (RTSO) to design, install, and commission a communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system on Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.

• SKF to supply train systems for Berlin U-Bahn network, Germany

  August 18, 2021
  Stadler Rail has signed a long-term agreement with SKF to supply and service bearings, axleboxes, and lubrication systems for the Series J/JK cars that Stadler Rail will supply for the Berlin U-Bahn network.