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Alstom and Renfe blame each other over delay to 201-train order
SPAIN: Alstom and Renfe are publicly blaming each other for the delay to a EUR 1.8bn order of 201 commuter trains.
Regulator caps DB’s share of Germany’s busiest routes
GERMANY: The Bundesnetzagentur will reserve 25–40% of capacity on congested long-distance corridors for competitors to Deutsche Bahn — the access…
Bogies & suspension systems
A bogie is the wheeled underframe assembly on which a rail vehicle carbody rests, providing guidance along the track and isolating the vehicle structure…
Rolling Stock Components — The train as a system of systems
A rail vehicle is rarely thought of as an assembly of parts — but underneath the carbody, a train is exactly that: bogies, running gear, braking…
Diesel & alternative engines
Diesel traction engines power non-electric railway vehicles through mechanical, hydraulic, or electric transmission systems, providing traction on the…
Traction motors & drives
The traction motor converts electrical energy from the inverter into mechanical torque at the wheel or axle of European rolling stock, and reverses the…
Hydrogen fuel cell systems
Hydrogen fuel cell systems generate electrical power onboard railway vehicles operating on non-electrified European lines by combining hydrogen with…
Battery systems for rail
Battery systems in railway applications store electrical energy onboard and provide traction power, auxiliary power, or both — enabling operation on the…
Traction inverters & converters
A traction inverter is the power electronics unit, fitted to electric locomotives and multiple units across the European rail network, that converts DC…

June 2026

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