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.
In Spain, Adif and the Regional Government of Extremadura are promoting rail freight transport with the main objective of improving the competitiveness of local companies and the region's economy.