IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: GERMAN specialist locomotive builder Schalke is displaying two custom-design electric locos at Innotrans.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has awarded SPL Powerlines Austria a contract to install 750V dc third rail electrification on the southern extension of U-Bahn Line U1 from Reumannplatz to Oberlaa.
VIENNA City Council has unveiled plans for further additions to the tram network in the Austrian capital, which will serve new urban developments on former railway land in Leopoldstadt and Brigittenau north of the city centre.
VIENNA U-Bahn and tram operator Wiener Linien invited bids for two major tenders on June 18, one for new trains and the other for extensions to the U-Bahn network.
VIENNA's public transport operator Wiener Linien has awarded a €431m contract to Bombardier to supply and maintain for 24 years a fleet of 119 Flexity LRVs. The contract includes an option for an additional 37 LRVs together with their maintenance.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has announced the new U-Bahn Line U5 will be the first in the city to operate with driverless trains.
A COURT in Vienna has rejected an appeal by Siemens against public transport operator Wiener Linien's decision to award Bombardier a contract worth up to €562m for up to 156 low-floor LRVs.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien announced on December 1 that it has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply up to 156 low-floor LRVs in a deal worth up to €562m.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has concluded a 10-month trial using a Siemens ULF light rail vehicle, which has been specially adapted with energy-saving technologies as part of the EcoTram research project.
PLANS for further extensions of the U-Bahn and tram networks in the Austrian capital were officially announced by Vienna city council on June 27.
