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Rolling Stock

The term rolling stock in the rail transportation industry refers to any vehicle that moves along a railway track. Global Railway Review’s coverage of rolling stock includes developments in mainline and high-speed passenger trains, plus rail freight locomotives and heavy-haul wagons.

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ÖBB purchases 21 additional Desiro ML trains from Siemens Mobility

18 August 2021 | By Global Railway Review

ÖBB continues to expand its existing commuter and regional train fleet, with an additional order of 21 four-car, state-of-the-art Desiro ML trains from Siemens Mobility.

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TRB’s Lightweight Rail Solutions

18 August 2021 | By TRB Lightweight Structures

This video highlights TRB’s manufacturing capabilities and its goal to reduce emissions by making trains lighter and more efficient.

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‘Fingerprint’ measuring project helps to ensure WESTbahn’s fleet availability

16 August 2021 | By Christian Pettauer

Christian Pettauer, CIO at WESTbahn Management GmbH, tells Global Railway Review about the modular maintenance that it believes is the secret to its high fleet availability, and how invaluable, real-time measurements of rolling stock components and tracks from the ‘Fingerprint’ project is key in pinpointing the right maintenance at the…

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Expert Panel: Bogies & Wheelsets

12 August 2021 | By Francesco Lombardo, Markus Hinterwallner, Radim Zima

As part of our Bogies & Wheelsets In-Depth Focus, Global Railway Review asked a panel of experts: What do you expect to change from a technology perspective over the next five years to ensure the lifecycle of bogies and wheelsets can be extended?

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TRB collaborates with Hitachi on new UK rail project

11 August 2021 | By TRB Lightweight Rail Solutions

TRB is starting a new project as part of its long-term partnership with Hitachi, this involves the manufacture of toilet panels, partitions and doors.

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The digital revolution reaches rolling stock component services

11 August 2021 | By Anders Karlsson, Sami Kalevirta

Major global trends of digitalisation and sustainability increasingly guide the development cycle of component services in rail transport. VR FleetCare’s Vice President of Component Services, Anders Karlsson, and Head of Digital Services, Sami Kalevirta, explain how these trends impact the way that VR FleetCare undertakes the maintenance of rolling stock…

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ÖBB expands Nightjet fleet with new order placed from Siemens Mobility

10 August 2021 | By Global Railway Review

ÖBB has placed a major order of 20 additional next generation, seven-car night trains from Siemens Mobility, securing its position as market leader in Europe’s night train sector.

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Building tomorrow’s rolling stock with NEXTGEAR

10 August 2021 | By Jose Bertolin

Jose Bertolin, a UNIFE Technical Affairs Manager, provides an insight into the work of the NEXTGEAR project and how next generation running gear technology could drive more competitive, efficient and green European rail.

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Alstom signs contract to deliver 150 Coradia Stream trains to Trenitalia

9 August 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Alstom has been awarded a €910 million framework contract to supply Italian train operator, Trenitalia, with 150 ultra modern, energy efficient, electric Coradia Stream regional trains.

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Dellner couplers modular concept – Part 1: Coupler heads

6 August 2021 | By Dellner

With 80 years of experience, Dellner continues to expand its product portfolio. Here, the organisation delves deep into its coupler head solutions which are meticulously designed and manufactured to provide high reliability and ensure passenger and rolling stock protection and safety.

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Prototype refurbished Coradia Continental trains completed

29 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

On behalf of Alpha Trains, Talbot Services has completed the prototype for the upgrade and refurbishment of a total of 35 Alstom Coradia Continental multiple units for Regio-S-Bahn Bremen/Lower Saxony.

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Testing gets underway on new FLIRTs for Transport for Wales

27 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The Fast Light Intercity and Regional Trains (FLIRTs) are being tested in Switzerland before being transferred to South Wales for further tests on the Wales and Borders network.

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Chiltern Railways unveils emission-free battery operated HybridFLEX train

23 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Chiltern Railways has marked 25 years of achievement as a train operator with a celebration event and the launch of HybridFLEX – Britain’s first battery-diesel train.

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Alstom commissions first made-in-Kazakhstan locomotive

23 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The passenger electric locomotive has been fully assembled in Kazakhstan and has been successfully commissioned to Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ).

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Talgo and Repsol to develop renewable hydrogen-powered train

21 July 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Repsol and Talgo will jointly develop projects to promote the creation of renewable hydrogen-powered trains and promote emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula.

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