The cooperation between companies Borcad and RETEX has resulted in a unique product designed for rolling stock. These are seats with special MEPAR and UNTEX VSS textiles. The seats will appear, for example, in carriages manufactured for Czech Railways by the Škoda Transportation – Siemens consortium, in Estonian Railways carriages manufactured by Škoda Transporatation and…
DAKO-CZ will deliver hydraulic brake units, including controls, for a total of 80 modernized trams to Göteborg, Sweden, in the upcoming years. The manufacturer of brake systems and components for rail vehicles from Třemošnice in East Bohemia will produce them in the upcoming years for the sets that will be modernized by Škoda Group at…
The Czech company AŽD has completed and handed over the Subotica – Horgoš (Hungarian border in Serbia) railway line secured with modern signalling systems to Infrastruktura železnice Srbije (Serbian Railways). It was an order worth 11.6 million euros. The Subotica – Horgoš line is now secured in four stations (Javna Skladišta, Palić, Bački Vinogradi and…
As of 1 April 2023, there has been two changes in the top management of Škoda Group. Jan Christoph Harder (50) has taken over as President Region West and Laurent Fromont (56) has joined as Senior Vice President Rolling Stock Engineering. Both bring international knowledge and experience to the group, which will help strengthen Škoda’s…
Last year, DAKO-CZ, a manufacturer of braking systems and components for rolling stock, established two joint ventures with leading domestic manufacturers in India. The company from Třemošnice, East Bohemia, has been very active on the local market for the last few years and wants to take full advantage of its potential. That is also why…
Škoda Group has established a new subsidiary, Škoda Group Austria GmbH, based in Vienna. This company took over 40 employees and part of the assets of Molinari Rail GmbH Austria on 1 February 2023. With this move, Škoda Group is significantly strengthening its position in the field of technical engineering and design. The group is…
People in the city of Prešov can look forward to six new trolleybuses delivered to its streets by Škoda Group. The new 18-metre vehicles will complement the fleet of 25 Škoda trolleybuses that the Group has delivered here in recent years under a contract from 2016. Škoda Group won the tender for the purchase of…
The professional title SILNICE ŽELEZNICE has existed in the Czech media market for 17 years and this year it took another significant step when it became a member of ACRI. Its focus on professional and technical information, related to the development of transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, is now broadened by other…
In times of a large number of new rolling stock projects, delivery time is often a critical criterion. For those requiring cables for rolling stock, it may be good news that the ÖLFLEX®/UNITRONIC®/ETHERLINE® TRAIN product lines are reporting good availability. The ÖLFLEX® TRAIN range includes power and control cables for voltage levels 300 V, 600…
Resistance, recyclability, high fire safety and above-standard acoustic and sound insulation parameters – these are the qualities that have made customers so fond of the new Envizol Train material. The RETEX company wants to offer advanced textiles to an even wider range of customers, and therefore decided to invest in a new line with the…