Amtrak Begins Process of Replacing its Overnight Railcar Fleet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 20, 20230 Just one month after Amtrak sent out a request for information regarding replacement railcars for its overnight routes, the US railroad company has received submissions from ten manufacturers. The request was sent to potential suppliers defining and describing the scope of Amtrak’s overnight train fleet including its Superliner I and II,
Finland: VR Group Orders New Sleeping Coaches and Freight Wagons from Škoda Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 18, 20230 Škoda Group has received an order for nine sleeping coaches and eight freight wagons for cars from Finnish state railway company VR Group. The latter enables passengers to also transport their vehicle when taking overnight rail services. Visualisation of a VR Group overnight train in Finland © Škoda Group The contract, valued at 50
The Joys (Sometimes) of Travelling by Night Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 21, 20220 I first travelled on a sleeper train in the summer of 1999. It didn’t go brilliantly. Earlier that day my friend Alex and I had simultaneously realised, somewhere under rucksacks at the wrong end of Paris in the middle of a heatwave, that we had both made a terrible mistake in
Serco Caledonian Sleeper Service Implements CAF’s LeadMind Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 10, 20220 CAF has announced that its LeadMind platform is improving services on the Serco Caledonian Mk5 Sleeper fleet by providing real-time remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance alerts. The Serco Caledonian Sleeper (SCS) is an overnight sleeper train that operates between London and Scotland. LeadMind implementation on the SCS Mk5 Sleeper fleet has provided
Arriva Netherlands Launches Night Train Service to Schiphol Airport Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 9, 20220 Arriva Netherlands has announced that it will start operating its first night trains from Maastricht to Schiphol on 16 December. This weekly service will operate on a Friday night through to Saturday morning, connecting Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands with several major cities, as well as with Schiphol Airport. A
More overnight trains as Queen’s funeral approaches Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 16, 20220 More overnight trains have been arranged as the day of Her Majesty’s State Funeral approaches. Avanti West Coast has also added four daytime services from Manchester to London using locomotives and rolling stock hired from a charter company. Southeastern has said it will be running night services on main line routes, and
Royal mourning: transport challenge ‘bigger than Olympics’ Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 15, 20220 Millions of people are due in London for the Queen’s Lying in State and her funeral on Monday, and the first overnight trains to carry some of the visitors to London during the mourning for the Queen are reported to have started to run. More are due over the following
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility Unveil Next-Gen Nightjet Interiors Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 6, 20220 Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens Mobility have revealed the interior designs of the next-generation Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars, which focus on improving passenger comfort and privacy. New Nightjet 4-person sleeping compartment © Siemens Mobility The new seven-car Nightjets are made up of two seating cars – a control and multifunction car,
Talgo Wins Night Train Contract in Egypt Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 10, 20220 Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has won a contract in Egypt worth 280 million EUR (237 million GBP | 286 million USD). Talgo will manufacture seven passenger trains trains for night services and provide 15 years of maintenance. The manufacturer estimates that delivery will begin in 2024. Talgo receives order from ENR
Development of Multifunctional Day/Night Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 9, 20220 The R&D project Day/Night Train (TANA) was launched in June 2022. It is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action in the Mobility of the Future funding line, managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). An Austrian/Swiss research team led by the Vienna-based company netwiss OG is looking
ÖBB and DB Present New Nightjet Couchette Car Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 13, 20220 ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a modernised couchette car for ÖBB’s Nightjet service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. As part of the upgrade programme, ÖBB has converted 22 passenger cars from its existing Nightjet train fleet into multifunctional couchette cars that will enhance passenger comfort. The upgraded couchette cars are
14th Edition of RailTech Europe is Around the Corner Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 3, 20220 14th Edition of RailTech Europe is Around the Corner In a few weeks, the European railway sector gathers at RailTech Europe 2022. Taking place at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the centre of the Netherlands from June 21-23, RailTech Europe is the European meeting place for the railway industry, from infrastructure managers and
Night Overground returns but Underground strikes go on Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 15, 20210 Night Overground returns but Underground strikes go on Overnight trains will return to part of London Overground on Friday and Saturday, but Night Tube services on the Victoria and Central lines are set to be disrupted again as the RMT dispute over rosters continues. All-night trains will run every 15 minutes
Reopened Dartmoor Line carried 10,000 in first fortnight Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 15, 20210 Reopened Dartmoor Line carried 10,000 in first fortnight More than 10,000 people have travelled on the Dartmoor Line in the first two weeks since it was reopened on 20 November. GWR said demand for the trains between Okehampton and Exeter has 'continued to remain high'. The reopening of the Dartmoor Line
Two New International Night Train Lines Launched in Europe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 14, 20210 Two new Nightjet lines are launching in Europe, providing night-time rail travel between Vienna – Munich – Paris and Zurich – Cologne – Amsterdam. OEBB Nightjet train © OEBB First announced in October, the new lines have come to fruition through a partnership between Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Deutsche Bahn (DB), SNCF and
Night Tube strikes set to go ahead Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 23, 20210 STRIKES have been called by the RMT on London's Night Tube lines later this month and during December, stalling the planned relaunch which had been timed to coincide with the run-up to Christmas. The dispute will mainly affect overnight trains on the Central and Victoria Lines on Friday and Saturday nights,
Night Tube to Resume on Central and Victoria Lines in November Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 18, 20210 “The reason why I was so keen to be the first Mayor in London's history to start the Night Tube in 2016 and to restart it now, after the Covid pause, is because I know how important this is to London's thriving night-time economy, to London's recovery and to the
Irish Rail to Host Railway Interior Innovation Summit 2021 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 7, 20210 Irish Rail to Host Railway Interior Innovation Summit 2021 RedCabin’s second annual Railway Interior Innovation Summit will take place from 9- 10 November 2021 – hosted by Irish Rail.In-person summit features keynote speeches, product launches, panel discussions and interactive working groups from Deutsche Bahn, Alstom, ÖBB, Mormedi, PriestmanGoode, VBK, ELeather, Vivarail,
New Vienna – Munich – Paris Night Train Comes into Service this December Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 7, 20210 A new night train travelling between Vienna and Paris will come into service this December. The Nightjet is a collaboration between the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), SNCF and Deutsche Bahn, with the direct train to Paris reviving the history of the Orient Express, which was on this connection until 2007. OEBB Nightjet
Austrian Federal Railways Orders Additional Night Trains from Siemens Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 10, 20210 Siemens Mobility and Austrian Federal Railways signed a framework agreement for the delivery of day and night trains in 2018. The first call from this agreement was for 13 Nightjets. These are currently being built by Siemens Mobility in Vienna. The first trains from this set will run services from
CAF Secures Two New Service Contracts in Sweden Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 12, 20210 The Swedish national rail transport operator SJ AB has awarded EuroMaint Rail AB, a CAF Group subsidiary, two service contracts totalling over 100m euros (118.65m USD). Euromaint staff at work © CAF / Euromaint The operator selected EuroMaint to provide maintenance services for 12 years for the fleet of trains that run on
Transdev and Snälltåget Launch Night Train between Sweden, Denmark and Germany Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 25, 20210 This month Transdev and its Swedish subsidiary Snälltåget will launch the first trans-European night train linking three capitals: Stockholm, Copenhagen and Berlin. Snälltåget in summer The night train, operated and financed entirely by Transdev-Snälltåget, will run daily from 27 June until 4 September and will then provide several weekly trips until
Edinburgh could be served by new Paris sleepers Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 23, 20210 PLANS have been unveiled for a new set of sleeper services in western Europe, potentially including night trains between Edinburgh and Paris. Open access operator Midnight Trains is highlighting increasing public interest in greener forms of travel, and intends to compete with short-haul flights. As well as Edinburgh, its trains could run
Arriva Submits First Open Access Rail Application in the Netherlands Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 4, 20210 Arriva Group is filing an application to operate regional rail open access night services in the Netherlands. This has been made possible thanks to new European legislation. The operating model means the train operator carries all the associated costs and risks with the services, without any government concession. Arriva WINK train test
RegioJet and European Sleeper Partner on Prague–Berlin–Amsterdam–Brussels Night Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 8, 20210 Rail operator RegioJet is partnering with new Dutch start-up European Sleeper to provide night train services connecting Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels. Czech operator RegioJet and European Sleeper, a community-based initiative whose business model is to focus wholly on night trains, have plans to offer a new night train service on