Stadler announced as preferred bidder to supply 71 new Wales and Borders trains
Swiss rolling stock provider Stadler has been announced as the preferred bidder for a Welsh deal that will provide 71 trains to the lines.
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Testing starts of first TransPennine Express Nova 1 trains
TEST running has started on Britain’s East Coast Main Line between Doncaster and Darlington of the first of 19 class 802/2 Nova 1 bi-mode trains which Hitachi Rail Europe is building for First Group subsidiary TransPennine Express (TPE).
ScotRail’s new fleet of electric trains make first journey
The first of ScotRail’s new electric fleet has made its opening journey this morning.
Stadler enters the signalling market
STADLER: Consolidation in the supply sector including the planned Siemens-Alstom merger and CRRC’s expansion has spurred Stadler to develop its own signalling and automation systems.
Siemens bags £1.5bn contract to build new generation Tube trains
Siemens has been named by Transport for London (TfL) as the chosen supplier for the £1.5 billion Deep Tube rolling stock contract. The 94 new trains, which will serve the Piccadilly line, will be built at a new factory in Goole, East Yorkshire.