Europe News

Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Metro de Madrid purchases rolling stock fleets from Ferromovil, Spain

  December 22, 2021
  Metro has purchased two rolling stock fleets from Ferromovil.

• München City Council to begin construction of Metro Line U5 extension, Germany

  December 20, 2021
  The München City Council has announced plans to commence construction of the western extension of the München Metro Line U5 in January 2022.

• Stadler to supply EMUs to ZSSK, Slovakia

  December 20, 2021
  Stadler has secured a EUR76.95 million contract to manufacture and deliver four Kiss electric multiple units (EMUs) to Zeleznicna Spolocnost Slovensko (ZSSK).

• Alstom to supply trains to Transdev and SNCB

  December 20, 2021
  Alstom has secured a EUR250 million contract from Transdev to supply 16 eight-car Omneo Premium trains for deployment on the Marseille–Toulon–Nice Line.

• BYD delivers electric buses to Bergkvarabuss, Sweden

  December 20, 2021
  China-based Build Your Dream (BYD) has completed its initial delivery of 45 BYD electric buses to Bergkvarabuss.

• STB invites bids for introduction of contactless payment system, Romania

  December 20, 2021
  Societatea de Transport Bucureşti (STB) has invited bids for the introduction of a contactless bank card payment system on dual validators that will be installed on 1,000 public transport vehicles.

• EIB launches Green Rail Investment Platform

  December 17, 2021
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced plans to launch the Green Rail Investment Platform to facilitate public and private investments in rail projects.

• Sarajevo Canton invites bids for supervision of tram extension, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  December 17, 2021
  Sarajevo Canton has invited bids for a contract to provide supervisory services for the extension of the Sarajevo tram network to the western suburbs of Ilidza and Hrasnica.

• GBR invites stakeholders for development of WISP, UK

  December 17, 2021
  The Great British Railways (GBR) Transition Team has invited stakeholders from the rail sector to provide insights on the development of a 30-year Whole Industry Strategic Plan (WISP).

• RATP Dev London and Tower Transit form JV to operate buses in London, UK

  December 17, 2021
  RATP Dev London and Tower Transit have formed a joint venture (JV) which will operate under the name RATP Dev Transit London.

• EIB to support acquisition of rolling stock by Trenitalia, Italy

  December 17, 2021
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced plans to subscribe for green bonds worth EUR550 million issued by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A.

• Madrid Municipality awards construction contract for Madrid Metro Line 3 extension, Spain

  December 16, 2021
  The Azvi-Cotodisa Obras and Servicio-Obras Subterráneas joint venture (JV) has secured a EUR91.9 million contract from the Madrid Municipality

• AIIB sanctions financial aid for Ispartakule–Cerkezkoy railway project, Turkey

  December 16, 2021
  The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced financial aid worth EUR300 million for the Ispartakule–Cerkezkoy railway project in Turkey.

• Siemens Mobility to install CBTC system on Frankfurt metro and tram network; and Oslo T-Bane Metro [free access]

  December 15, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main mbH (VGF) to install a new digital train control (DTC) system.

• Alstom to supply electric trains for DART network, Ireland

  December 15, 2021
  Alstom has signed a ten-year framework agreement with Irish Rail/Iarnród Éireann to supply 750 X’trapolis rail cars and battery trains for the DART network.

• Thales to replace electronic interlockings and track circuits on Madrid–Seville HSR, Spain

  December 15, 2021
  Thales has secured two contracts to modernise the Madrid–Seville High-Speed (HSR) line.

• Government of Andorra to develop LRT system [free access]

  December 14, 2021
  The Government of Andorra has announced plans to develop a light rail transit (LRT) line from Sant Julià de Lòria to Escaldes-Engordany.

• TSA to design and manufacture energy-optimised traction motors for CAF, Sweden

  December 13, 2021
  Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has secured a contract to design and manufacture traction motors for 28 regional trains for Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).

• Skoda Transportation to supply trams to DPB, Slovakia

  December 13, 2021
  Škoda Transportation has secured two contracts to supply 30 unidirectional and 10 bidirectional trams to Dopravný podnik Bratislava (DPB).

• Eurostar commences trial operations for its biometric ticketing technology, UK

  December 13, 2021
  Eurostar has commenced trial operations for its contactless fast-track SmartCheck service for customers travelling from London’s St. Pancras International station to continental Europe.