Europe News

Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Ebusco obtains EU safety approval for new buses, Netherlands

  December 6, 2021
  Ebusco 3.0 buses have obtained the EU Vehicle Type Approval, which certifies that they meet EU safety, environmental, and production requirements.

• Construction commences on Fehmarn rail and road tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany

  December 6, 2021
  Femern Link Contractors (FLC) has commenced construction of the Fehmarn Belt rail and road tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany.

• Systra Sotecni JV secures two work packages under SUMP for Roma, Italy

  December 6, 2021
  The Systra Sotecni joint venture (JV), comprising Systra, Go Mobility, Architecna Engineering, VDP, and Cooperativa Poleis, has secured the Lots 4 and 5 work packages under the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) from Roma Servizi per la Mobilità Srl.

• Solaris to supply electric buses and charging infrastructure to Zdunska Wola, Poland

  December 6, 2021
  Solaris has secured a PLN10 million contract to supply four Urbino 12 electric buses and charging infrastructure to Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji.

• Chiltern Railways to operate trains in West Midlands, UK

  December 5, 2021
  Chiltern Railways has secured a six-year contract to operate trains between London Marylebone and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the West Midlands till 2027.

• Gaussin acquires worldwide licence for LMP buses from Bluebus, France

  December 5, 2021
  France-based Gaussin has acquired a worldwide licence (outside France) for a 6-metre LMP bus from Bluebus, a subsidiary of Bollore Group.

• Stadler delivers trains to TfW, UK

  December 3, 2021
  Stadler has delivered two new Class 231 FLIRT trains to Transport for Wales (TfW).

• Siemens Mobility and SWM complete trials of SiC conductors in Avenio trams, Germany

  December 3, 2021
  Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have concluded trials of Infineon Technologies’s new silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor technology on an Avenio tram in Germany.

• First Bus to introduce TOTO payment technology on buses, UK

  December 3, 2021
  First Bus has introduced the Tap On Tap Off (TOTO) payment technology on its buses in West Yorkshire.

• Van Hool and VDL to supply electric buses to De Lijn, Belgium

  December 2, 2021
  Van Hool and VDL Bus & Coach (VDL) have secured a EUR28 million contract to supply 60 electric buses to De Lijn.

• Vossloh to supply rail infrastructure components to Kalyon Group, Turkey

  December 2, 2021
  Germany-based Vossloh has secured a contract from the Kalyon Group to supply various rail infrastructure components for the Bandırma–Bursa–Yenişehir–Osmaneli (BBYO) High Standard railway project.

• Stanton Precast to construct green tunnels for HS2, UK

  December 1, 2021
  Stanton Precast has secured a contract to construct three green tunnels for the high-speed rail (HSR) project HS2 in the UK.

• SNC-Lavalin signs framework agreement with Network Rail, UK

  December 1, 2021
  Canada-based SNC-Lavalin Group has signed a five-year framework agreement with Network Rail to supply various services.

• Uppsala municipal council approves construction of tram network, Sweden

  December 1, 2021
  The Municipality of Uppsala has approved the construction of a 17-km-long tramway network connecting the Uppsala C station to Gottsunda and Ultuna.

• Government of Italy announces funding for clean buses and rail fleet renewal

  December 1, 2021
  The Government of Italy has announced plans to provide funding under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for the renewal of regional and intercity trains and for the production of non-polluting buses.

• Alstom signs agreements with Liebherr and MOL to expand its hydrogen business

  December 1, 2021
  Alstom has signed a collaboration agreement with France-based Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS to optimise its hydrogen systems.

• SGP awards track and electrification contract for Grand Paris Express Metro Line 16, France

  November 29, 2021
  The consortium of TSO, TSO Caténaires, and Eiffage Rail has secured a EUR111 million contract from Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to supply track and electrification infrastructure.

• Solaris to supply hybrid buses to OTW, Belgium

  November 29, 2021
  Solaris has secured a EUR76 million contract to supply 161 Urbino 12 hybrid buses to Opérateur de Transport de Wallonie (OTW), a public transport operator in Belgium.

• Funding allocated to regional authorities for clean buses, UK

  November 29, 2021
  The UK government has announced a EUR71 million investment under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme to support local transport authorities procure 335 zero-emission buses.

• Alstom to supply signalling infrastructure for Istanbul Metro Line M5 and BBYO route, Turkey [free access]

  November 28, 2021
  Alstom has secured a contract from the Dogus, Ozaltin, and Yapi Merkezi joint venture (JV) to supply, test, and commission signalling systems.