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August 10, 2022 | Fleet

Tenders called for hybrid Provence Railways fleet

Regional council to order eight diesel/battery hybrids.

August 2, 2022 | Fleet

ÖBB awards maintenance vehicles contract to Plasser & Theurer

Order for 56 emissions-free vehicles is the largest single order in the company’s history.

February 17, 2022 | Fleet

Line tests of Alstom and SNCF hybrid train to begin “soon”

Trials on commercial services with passengers are expected to start in the second quarter of 2023.

February 11, 2022 | Main line

Chiltern Railways launches battery-diesel hybrid multiple unit

The train is the first 160km/h diesel-battery hybrid multiple unit to enter passenger service in Britain.

July 22, 2021 | Fleet

Chiltern’s first diesel-battery hybrid train makes passenger debut

Battery-powered class 168 is touted as a means to meet decarbonisation deadline.

July 8, 2021 | Fleet

Siemens to build 73 trains for Amtrak including first battery-hybrid  

Amtrak believes the new trains will add extra 1.5 million passengers annually.  

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Battery system for French regional hybrid trains clears initial tests

ALSTOM announced the successful completion of tests of a prototype battery system for use in regional diesel-electric hybrid Regiolis trains on December 1.

August 30, 2020 | Fleet

Newag wins hybrid train contract for Lower Silesian Railways

POLISH regional operator Lower Silesian Railways (KD) has announced Newag as the winner of a tender to supply two Impuls 2 36WEh three-car hybrid EMUs.

July 25, 2020 | Fleet

IÉ orders hybrid-ready powerpacks for class 22000 fleet

IRISH Rail (IÉ) has ordered 41 MTU Hybrid-ready PowerPacks from Rolls-Royce, the first series production order for the traction technology.

April 13, 2020 | Signalling

Remote driving clears first hurdle

Researchers working on SNCF’s Autonomous Trains Project are developing a remote driver’s desk, which could support first and last mile and emergency operation on France’s future autonomous mainline network. Kevin Smith reports on progress following the successful completion of phase one in 2019.

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