Company News: Europe

News on equipment and service providers from Europe

• Stadler to supply tram-trains in Germany and Austria [free access]

  January 17, 2022
  Stadler has signed a EUR4 billion framework agreement to supply 504 vehicles for the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) Tram-Train project from the project consortium.

• Transmashholding delivers EMUs for Moscow commuter rail, Russia

  January 15, 2022
  Russia-based Transmashholding has delivered seven 11-car EP2D electric multiple units (EMUs) which will be deployed in Moscow by Central Suburban Passenger Co.

• Hochbahn and Moia partner to develop autonomous buses, Germany

  January 14, 2022
  Hochbahn and Moia have partnered to develop autonomous buses by 2025.

• Alstom to supply trains to Norske Tog AS, Norway [free access]

  January 13, 2022
  Alstom has signed a EUR1.8 billion framework agreement with Norske Tog AS to supply 200 Coradia Nordic regional trains.

• ADIF AV awards contract to expand and remodel Madrid Chamartín station, Spain

  January 12, 2022
  The Vías y Construcciones, Comsa, Azvi, and Constructora San José consortium has secured a EUR207 million contract from Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) Alta Velocidad (AV).

• Ebusco to supply buses to Stadtwerke München, Germany

  January 12, 2022
  Ebusco has secured an order from Stadtwerke München to supply 14 Ebusco 2.2 18-metre buses.

• TfL partners with Spinview to monitor Piccadilly Line’s railway infrastructure, UK

  January 10, 2022
  Transport for London (TfL) has partnered with UK-based Spinview to develop a three-dimensional (3D) visualisation of the Piccadilly Line.

• Costruzioni Ferroviarie to modernise and construct tracks on Fushe Kosove–Mitrovice line, Kosovo

  January 10, 2022
  Costruzioni Ferroviarie has secured a EUR48 million contract from Kosovo Railways Infrastructure to modernise and construct the second track of the 148 km long Fushë Kosovë–Mitrovicë line.

• Temsa to supply electric midi buses to Druskininkai, Lithuania

  January 10, 2022
  Turkey-based Temsa has secured a contract to supply nine electric MD9 electriCity midi buses to Druskininkai.

• Karsan delivers buses to Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine

  January 8, 2022
  Turkey-based Karsan has delivered 150 buses to the Kharkiv City Council, comprising 6 metre diesel Jest+ and 8 metre diesel Atak models.

• Alstom secures contract to provide rolling stock and CBTC system for Santiago Metro, Chile

  January 8, 2022
  Alstom has secured a USD365 million contract to supply and maintain 37 five-car driverless trains and deploy the CBTC system on Santiago Metro Line 7 for 20 years.

• Assystem to manage construction of Ispartakule–Cerkezkoy rail section, Turkey

  January 7, 2022
  France-based Assystem has secured a contract to manage the development of a high-speed (HSR) electrified railway line between Ispartakule and Çerkezköy.

• Siemens to supply locomotives to Railpool

  January 7, 2022
  Siemens Mobility has signed a framework agreement with Germany-based Railpool to supply 100 Vectron locomotives.

• Alstom to supply EMUs to DB Regio AG, Germany

  January 7, 2022
  Alstom has secured a contract to supply 17 Cordia Stream electric multiple units (EMUs) to DB Regio AG.

• WBG to operate new bus route in Stuttgart, Germany

  January 5, 2022
  Württembergische Bus-Gesellschaft (WBG), a subsidiary of Transdev Germany, has secured a contract from Verkehrs-und Tarifverbund Stuttgart GmbH (VVS) to act as the subcontractor for a new bus route in Stuttgart.

• Arrival commences trial operations of new electric bus, UK

  January 5, 2022
  Arrival has commenced trial operations of its new three-door electric bus at a testing facility in the UK.

• Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric consortium to supply trolleybuses to BKK, Hungary

  January 3, 2022
  A consortium of Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric has secured an order from Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt. (BKK) to supply 48 battery-electric trolleybuses.

• Alstom to provide maintenance services for Bucharest Metro, Romania

  January 3, 2022
  Alstom has secured a EUR500 million contract from Metrorex to provide maintenance services for the Bucharest Metro fleet.

• Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Villach, Austria

  January 3, 2022
  Solaris has secured an order from ÖBB Postbus to supply five Urbino 12 hydrogen buses for deployment in Villach.

• Skoda to supply EMUs to CD, Czech Republic

  January 3, 2022
  Škoda Transportation has secured a CZK5 billion contract from Czech Railways/České dráhy (ČD) to supply 31 three-car RegioPanter electric multiple units (EMUs).