Increasing traffic safety is a current topic in rail transport. This problem is solved by the chosen pan-European ERTMS/ETCS strategy. As part of this strategy, the existing lines and infrastructure are equipped with stationary ETCS elements, while the driving vehicles are equipped with mobile elements of the ETCS system. AV R&D continues to supply complete…
Cottbusverkehr GmbH (CV), the public transport company from the city of Cottbus, Germany, which signed a contract with Škoda Group for the delivery of seven trams in 2021, has decided to use the option and has ordered 15 more modern unidirectional three-unit trams. This represents another success of the Group on the German market. The…
2022 was undoubtedly a year of challenges for BORCAD. After 32 years since the establishment of the company, its founder and owner Ivan Boruta decided to sell it. The new owners are private equity funds Genesis Capital and Integral Venture Partners from the Czech Republic and Hungary. “The decision to look for new partners for…
Stadler Rail will produce 42 five-car EMU’s for the Tyne & Wear Metro in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The VÚKV a.s. testing laboratory carried out stationary rotational resistance moment measurements on the measuring turntable in the new VÚKV testing hall, safety against derailment tests on a twisted track and sway tests of one EMU. Both last-mentioned…
Two large national companies, the Hungarian R-KORD (part of the V-Híd holding) and the Czech AŽD, signed a contract for the supply of signalling equipment and a unified European Train Control System ETCS for the Szeged – Röszke – HU/SRB border project in Hungary. As a part of the modernization of the signalling equipment, AŽD…
On Friday 28 October, Škoda Group festively opened the office of its new subsidiary in Florence, Italy. With this move, the largest Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport strengthens its position on the international market. Olesea Lachi, who has long been responsible for sales of rolling stock in the Group, has become the managing…
Not only students at the University of Brno will be able to enjoy a ride in the new Škoda ForCity Smart 45T tram from mid-December onwards, which was produced for the new tram line leading to the university campus by Škoda Group, a Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport. In the coming weeks, the…
The seventh International Railway Forum & Conference took place from 5th to 7th October, 2022, in the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, this time with the patronage from the Minister for European Affairs, Mikuláš Bek, PhD, granted within the frame of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the Eu-ropean Union in 2022. Other patrons of…
Cities are constantly looking for new ways to make life more pleasant for their citizens. Much attention has recently been given to reducing emissions in the air, which are a very significant problem, especially in large cities. Vehicle manufacturers are therefore coming up with new propulsion options to ensure efficient transport while at the same…
Výzkumný Ústav Železniční, a.s. (VUZ) will take part in the thirteenth InnoTrans 2022 fair in Berlin on 20–23 September 2022. The modern corner stand, situated in Hall 27 (Stand no. 551), will feature among other things a new fully functional VUZ Test Centre Velim model railroad yard. In addition to that, VUZ will present brand…