FLIRT H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 kilometres) achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train without refuelling or recharging.
While overall transport emissions in Europe have increased 29% over the past three decades, rail emissions have fallen dramatically – despite rising passenger numbers and freight volumes.
The first dedicated high-speed railway in the USA, California's high-speed network will see 200-mph trains linking the Los Angeles basin with San Francisco.
LTG Link, a Baltic railway company, uses IVU.rail from Berlin-based IT specialist IVU Traffic Technologies to improve efficiency and service in passenger transport.
Thales and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) conclude a new contract for the train control system project of the blue Line of the Montreal Metro.
First CFL cargo locomotives equipped with a “multi-system” feature Germany-Luxembourg- Poland are circulating across Europe. This innovation encourages the modal shift from road to rail.