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May 10, 2022 | Infrastructure

DB breaks ground for new Cottbus ICE 4 maintenance workshop

Two maintenance workshop halls are being built in Cottbus, with the first opening in 2024 and the second two years later.

January 4, 2022 | Fleet

Alstom awarded €500m Bucharest Metro maintenance contract

The contract will be extended to include new Alstom trains being delivered next year.

May 22, 2021 | Fleet

Finland introduces automatic detection of train exterior faults

Currently, a large part of Finland’s rolling stock maintenance is inspected manually, but in June the exterior of trains will start to be inspected automatically.

February 13, 2021 | Light Rail

MTR introduces real-time dynamic track performance monitoring system

The system will be introduced following a derailment in August 2020.

October 6, 2020 | Fleet

DB to build €400m ICE maintenance centre in Nuremberg

GERMAN Rail (DB) has launched a €400m project to build a new ICE maintenance facility in Nuremberg which should open in 2028.

September 20, 2020 | Fleet

Robel delivers Mobile Maintenance Unit for JR East

ROBEL Railway Construction Machines has delivered the first Mobile Maintenance Unit (MMU) to East Japan Railway (JR East), with test operation due to be conducted on the Joban Line this autumn.

August 24, 2020 | Europe

ÖBB to invest €40m in Vienna Simmering Nightjet depot

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) will invest €40m to upgrade its Vienna Simmering depot to accommodate the operator’s expanding fleet of Nightjet trains.

May 4, 2020 | Fleet

Translink extends CAF train maintenance contract

TRANSLINK, which operates the 1600mm-gauge rail network in Northern Ireland, has extended its maintenance contract with CAF for its class 3000 DMU fleet.

August 28, 2019 | Middle East

CAF supplies remote condition monitoring for Saudi passenger fleet

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has awarded CAF a contract to roll out its LeadMind remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance system on the North - South Railway passenger train fleet.

August 26, 2019 | Fleet

DB Cargo and Siemens sign condition-based maintenance contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) rail freight subsidiary DB Cargo has signed a contract with Siemens to carry out condition-based and predictive maintenance on more than 250 electric locomotives.

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