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…
Škoda Group continues its successful cooperation with industrial corporation Wabtec and is working on the production of additional mechanical drives for locomotives for Kazakhstan. The Group has already supplied American company motor sets for more than 50 locomotives in recent years. The new contract includes deliveries for another 26 locomotives and is worth over €…
The Škoda Transportation Group will be participating significantly in production of a fleet of new passenger locomotives in Tanzania, Africa. Škoda has signed a contract worth more than CZK 580 million with the multinational Hyundai Rotem for delivery of seventeen sets of complete electrical equipment which will form the “heart” of the new locomotives for…
AŽD has concluded a contract with the Greek construction company TERNA SA for the supply of signalling systems for the project “Modernization of the railway line Sofia – Dragoman – Serbian border, section Volujak – Dragoman” announced on the basis of a public tender by State National Company in Bulgaria. The value of the contract…
The ACRI Association is here for a joint exposition of the Czech railway industry at the international railway fair TRAKO 2021. It is the largest and most prestigious meeting of the railway transport sector in Poland and the second in Europe. Presentations of individual companies focus on demonstrating the current level of development of transport…
Due to current developments of the epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic and in Europe in relation to COVID-19 and keeping in mind our commitment to the responsibility for safety and health of conference participants, the organising committee of the IRFC 2020 conference has decided to postpone this prestigious event. Considering the general development of…
Company SKD TRADE, as one of Emil Kolben’s followers, proudly carries the legacy of the exceptional engineering work of famous ČKD for 25 years. Maintaining top quality and the constant development of innovations are reflected in the satisfaction of customers who can rely on SKD TRADEs‘ service and spare parts. Another milestone has been added…
Siemens Mobility and Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of cooperation on the joint development and offer of hydrogen systems for railway transport. The aim of the project is to jointly develop modern comprehensively solved hydrogen technologies for railway transport, including infrastructure and vehicle part, and thus support the decarbonization of transport. In the next…
Building upon the research and innovation work performed in Shift2Rail and the My-Trac solutions resulting from the same project, Co-Aps, a new mobile application, will help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by managing density in public transport and public spaces. Co-Aps is funded by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology…