Company News: Europe

News on equipment and service providers from Europe

• Metrovagonmash delivers metro trains to Metroelektrotrans, Russia

  May 25, 2020
  Metrovagonmash has delivered a four-car metro trainset to Metroelektrotrans, the transport authority of Kazan.

• MoU signed to deploy hydrogen buses in Australia

  May 24, 2020
  UK-based ITM Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia-based bus operator Transit Systems, Australia-based Palisade Investment Partners, Canada-based Ballard Power Systems, and UK-based BOC Group to deploy hydrogen buses in Australia under the H2OzBus Project.

• Liberty Charge to deploy residential EV charging points, UK

  May 21, 2020
  Liberty Charge, a new joint venture (JV) partnership between Liberty Global Ventures and Zouk Capital, will deploy on-street residential electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK.

• GTT launches EMV payment tests in Turin, Italy

  May 21, 2020
  Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), the public transport operator in Turin, has launched tests for EMV payments on the metro system in Turin.

• Vinci Construction-led JV secures civil works contract for Grand Paris Express Line 18, France

  May 19, 2020
  The Vinci Construction-led joint venture (JV) has secured a EUR799 million civil works contract from Société du Grand Paris for the Grand Paris Express Line 18 section linking the Orly Airport station to the Massy-Palaiseau station.

• Colas Rail–ETF consortium to provide trackwork for southern extension of Paris Metro Line 14, France

  May 19, 2020
  The Colas Rail–ETF consortium has secured a EUR71.4 million contract for the design and installation of trackwork on the 14-km-long southern extension of Paris Metro Line 14 from Olympiades to Orly Airport.

• Hitachi Rail to supply LRVs in Turin, Italy

  May 18, 2020
  Hitachi Rail Italy (HRI) has secured a framework contract from Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), the public transport operator in Turin, to supply 70 light rail vehicles (LRVs), including a EUR63.4 million firm order for 30 LRVs.

• BSGV deploys Tramino II LRVs in Braunschweig, Germany

  May 15, 2020
  Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH (BSVG), the public transport operator in Braunschweig, has deployed Tramino II light rail vehicles (LRVs) in the city’s public transport system.

• Teltronic TETRA communications system to be deployed on Gold Line, Thailand

  May 14, 2020
  Spain-based Teltronic has secured a contract from AMR Asia to deploy the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communication system on the Gold Line, an upcoming Automatic People Mover (APM) line in Bangkok.

• Transdev secures operating contracts for suburban rail network and bus services in Stockholm, Sweden [free access]

  May 14, 2020
  Transdev Sverige AB has secured contracts from Trafiknämnden/Traffic Commission in the Stockholm region on behalf of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) to operate the Roslagsbanan suburban rail network and two bus services in Norrort and Norrtälje.

• Tunneling contract awarded for Stockholm Metro Blue Line extension, Sweden

  May 12, 2020
  Subterra, the subsidiary of Czech Republic-based Metrostav Group, has secured a CZK5 billion contract to undertake drill and blast tunneling activities for a 4.1-km-long western extension of the Stockholm Metro Blue Line/ Tunnelbana 3 from the northern terminus at Akalla to Barkarby.

• CNMC reverses decision to curtail Renfe’s HSR operation contract, Spain

  May 12, 2020
  Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), the competition commission of Spain, has reversed its decision to curtail the length of Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias’s (ADIF) rail operation agreement with Renfe from ten to five years.

• KOS to supply trams to PMDP, Czech Republic

  May 11, 2020
  Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky (PMDP), the transport authority of Plzeň, has placed an order with Krnovské Opravny a Strojírny (KOS) for the supply of five additional Type EVO2 trams by the end of 2020.

• Bombardier Transportation to supply rolling stock for Delhi–Meerut RRTS, India

  May 8, 2020
  Bombardier Transportation has secured a USD340 million (EUR314 million) contract from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to supply, as well as provide maintenance services for, the rolling stock to be deployed on the Delhi–Meerut rapid rail transit system (RRTS).

• Sytral deploys Alstom Citadis LRVs for passenger service in Lyon, France

  May 7, 2020
  Sytral, the transport authority of Lyon, will deploy 11 new Alstom Citadis low-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs) on Lyon Tram Line 4 for passenger service.

• Alstom and SMRT Trains sign LTSS agreement for Singapore MRT Circle Line

  May 6, 2020
  Alstom and SMRT Trains have signed an agreement to ensure the continued reliability and availability of the driverless train control system deployed on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System Circle Line.

• VR Group secures O&M contract extension for Helsinki commuter rail, Finland [free access]

  May 5, 2020
  VR Group, the current operator of commuter train services in Helsinki, has secured a contract from the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority/ HelsinginSeudunLiikenne (HSL) to operate the train services and to maintain the rolling stock for another 10 years.

• Voith Group and PCS Holding to acquire majority stake in TSA

  May 4, 2020
  Voith Group, a German technology company, and PCS Holding, a Swiss holding company, have announced plans to acquire 59 per cent of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH (TSA), an Austrian manufacturer of electric motors, generators, and transmissions for rail and road vehicles.

• Stadler to supply trams to MPK Krakow, Poland

  April 30, 2020
  Stadler has secured a CHF120 million framework contract from MPK Kraków to supply 60 Tango Kraków Lajkonik II trams.

• GVB, HTM, NS, and RET to establish joint venture to provide MaaS platform, Netherlands

  April 30, 2020
  Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), the public transport operator in Amsterdam; 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 have announced plans to establish a joint venture (JV) to provide a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform.