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…
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…
IRFC 2022 takes place from 5 to 7 October 2022 – in the middle of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU. It will therefore be possible to discuss whether the Czech Republic’s priorities for transport, and especially for rail, have been set correctly during the Presidency. One of the priorities of the…
The Škoda ForCity Smart Artic destined for the Jokeri line completed its test runs without any problems and was transported to its “home” depot in Roihupelto. The new trams have received positive feedback from passengers and the transport company in Helsinki. The ForCity Smart Artic X54 left the Kaupunkiliikenne Oy Koskela depot on Wednesday and…
AŽD has activated and technically handed over to the Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK the centralised traffic control of the signalling equipment on the Poznań Główny – Wronki railway section. This is the last stage of the project “Design and construction of equipment for signalling and traffic control including railway telecommunications network on the section…
Following to actual topic in rolling stock supported by AV R&D in the increasing of safety of transportation manage by European strategy ERTMS/ETCS. In scope of this strategy are current tracks equipped by stationary ETCS units and as the opposite driving vehicles are equipped by mobile ETSC units. AV R&D, s.r.o as a development partner…