Czech railway industry
COMPETITIVE industry with 200 years of tradition
EXPORT making up almost 60% of the total turnover
Creation of JOBS – 20,000 employees
and 30,000 for subcontractors
INVEST in innovative products
and new technologies
Czech railway industry
COMPETITIVE industry with 200 years of tradition
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Tampere orders more trams and extensions from Škoda Group
16. December 2024
Škoda Group and Tampereen Raitiotie Oy have signed contract for the delivery of seven new trams and eight additional modules to extend the city’s existing tram fleet. The €70 million contract is part of an option under the original order and includes also a 10-year full-service package, ensuring the fleet’s optimal performance and reliability well…
Innovation hits the rails! Škoda trams debut in Bonn.
16. December 2024
The Škoda ForCity Smart Bonn tram is officially on track, marking a major milestone for public transport in Bonn. After extensive testing, including trials in the Climatic Wind Tunnel in Vienna, and receiving final approval from the Technical Assessment Body, the tram is now ready to carry passengers. Its first official journey was celebrated with…
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Tampere orders more trams and extensions from Škoda Group
16. December 2024
Škoda Group and Tampereen Raitiotie Oy have signed contract for the delivery of seven new trams and eight additional modules to extend the city’s existing tram fleet. The €70 million contract is part of an option under the original order and includes also a 10-year full-service package, ensuring the fleet’s optimal performance and reliability well…
Innovation hits the rails! Škoda trams debut in Bonn.
16. December 2024
The Škoda ForCity Smart Bonn tram is officially on track, marking a major milestone for public transport in Bonn. After extensive testing, including trials in the Climatic Wind Tunnel in Vienna, and receiving final approval from the Technical Assessment Body, the tram is now ready to carry passengers. Its first official journey was celebrated with…
New railway wheel press from STRKAN s.r.o.
16. December 2024
In October 2024, Bammer trade a.s. successfully completed operational tests of the railway two-wheel press, developed and supplied by STRKAN s.r.o. The device integrates the function of two machines in use so far, as it enables the disassembly and re-pressing of wheels used on different cars (e.g. trams of the T3 series of various designs…
On GENIO seats through hundred valleys in narrow-gauge EMU
2. December 2024
At the beginning of 2023, after almost two years of negotiations with Stadler Bussnang, the project with the internal designation SGB-200/300 was launched in BORCAD. However, under the unpleasant-sounding project acronym FART, the Italian name of Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi, an operator and end customer from the Swiss canton of Ticino, is hidden. As the…
Ukrainian Railways on Czech bearings
2. December 2024
The ZKL Group has successfully completed a multi-year project to develop and certify axle roller bearings for Ukrainian Railways and railway vehicle manufacturers. With this achievement, ZKL has become a significant strategic partner in supplying critically important bearings to ensure the transportation of essential materials and goods. In August of this year, we completed the…
Czech companies secured contracts worth more than a billion CZK during the InnoTrans 2024. They showcased unique vehicles and technologies and won international awards
7. October 2024
This year’s InnoTrans trade fair, held in Berlin a few days ago, ended with outstanding success for the Czech railway industry. More than 30 members of the Czech Railway Industry Association (ACRI) exhibited their products and cutting-edge technologies. In addition to securing new business deals, Czech companies also proudly received international awards for their products.…
ACRI is an association bringing together enterprises of the Czech railway industry and is also a national member of UNIFE – the European Association of the Railway Industry.
OUR COMPANIES
THEY ARE EMPLOYING
OVER 22,000
WORKERS
THEY ACHIEVE A TURNOVER
FOR MORE THAN
130 BILLION CZK
ON AVERAGE
50% TURNOVER
CONSTITUTES EXPORTS
Infrastructure
Control command and signalling and IT
Rolling stock – design, production, repairs,
modernization
Components supliers
Research and design institutes and testing
laboratories
ACRI NEWS
The magazine ACRI NEWS is intended to present the Czech railway industry and brings its readers interesting and stimulating information not only from the industry, but also about events in the railways. ACRI NEWS magazine has been published since 2004.
