Czech open-access operator, Leo Express, is aiming to begin operations on the Prague - Ostrava line this month. Chairman of the board Leoš Novotny outlined his vision for the company to Kevin Smith at InnoTrans.
EAST German Railway Company (Odeg) has announced that no more than 11 of the 16 double-deck Kiss emus on order from Stadler will be delivered and approved in time for the December 9 timetable change.
ITALIAN regional operator Emilia Romagna Railways (FER) took delivery on October 8 of its first Flirt emu from a consortium of Stadler and AnsaldoBreda, which is supplying 34 trains to FER and Veneto Territorial Systems (STV) under a €200m joint contract placed in 2010.
ITALY's Appulo Lucane Railway (FAL) has taken delivery of the first of 17 950mm-gauge dmus from Stadler, which will be used on regional services in the Bari area.
THE Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has received seven bids for its Rand 123bn ($US 14.93bn) rolling stock fleet renewal programme (IRJ June p16) for state-owned commuter operator Metrorail.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: STADLER's double-deck Kiss emu features prominently in the outdoor display area at InnoTrans, with trains for two customers on display.
SIEMENS and Stadler Pankow have formed a consortium to bid for the contract to supply trains for the forthcoming Berlin S-Bahn Ring Line concession, which is currently being tendered by Berlin Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB).
THE first Stadler LRV to be equipped with supercapacitors for onboard energy storage has entered service with Geneva Public Transport (TPG).
BERLIN Transport (BVG) has appointed Stadler Pankow to supply two pre-production metro trains as part of a programme to modernise the city's small-profile U-Bahn fleet.
STADLER and MRS Logistics, Brazil, have unveiled what they say is the largest rack and pinion locomotive ever to be built.