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April 16, 2025 | Fleet

Stadler wins narrow-gauge multiple-unit orders

Swiss manufacturer will supply trains to Italy and France as well as standard-gauge EMUs to Poland.

January 17, 2025 | Fleet

Northern progresses major fleet renewal programme

British operator invites five manufacturers to bid to supply up to 450 new trains.

September 25, 2024 | Fleet

New fleet primed to decarbonise Dublin

Irish Rail’s (IÉ) ambitious plans to modernise commuter rail in the Greater Dublin area rest in part on new electric and hybrid trains. Piers Wood, managing director for Ireland at Alstom, explains how the new fleet marks a step-change from the rolling stock that has gone before.

August 10, 2022 | Fleet

Tenders called for hybrid Provence Railways fleet

Regional council to order eight diesel/battery hybrids.

August 2, 2022 | Fleet

ÖBB awards maintenance vehicles contract to Plasser & Theurer

Order for 56 emissions-free vehicles is the largest single order in the company’s history.

February 17, 2022 | Fleet

Line tests of Alstom and SNCF hybrid train to begin “soon”

Trials on commercial services with passengers are expected to start in the second quarter of 2023.

February 11, 2022 | Main line

Chiltern Railways launches battery-diesel hybrid multiple unit

The train is the first 160km/h diesel-battery hybrid multiple unit to enter passenger service in Britain.

July 22, 2021 | Fleet

Chiltern’s first diesel-battery hybrid train makes passenger debut

Battery-powered class 168 is touted as a means to meet decarbonisation deadline.

July 8, 2021 | Fleet

Siemens to build 73 trains for Amtrak including first battery-hybrid  

Amtrak believes the new trains will add extra 1.5 million passengers annually.  

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Battery system for French regional hybrid trains clears initial tests

ALSTOM announced the successful completion of tests of a prototype battery system for use in regional diesel-electric hybrid Regiolis trains on December 1.

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