Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK), the public transport authority of the German city of Cologne, has once again chosen Solaris for the supply of hydrogen-powered buses. This time the contract comprises 20 vehicles, nine of which will be Urbino 12-metre buses, while the remaining eleven will be Urbino 18-metre articulated buses. After delivery of this order - scheduled for the first half of 2025 - the hydrogen bus fleet in Cologne will comprise 84 Solaris vehicles.
The German operator association Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL), which manages part of the rail transport services in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, has placed its trust in CAF once again, with an agreement to extend the contract awarded last year. In this case, the extension consists of the supply of 10 battery-powered trains, as well as fleet maintenance for a term of 33 years. This extension amounts to a value of approximately €170 million.
CAF analiza la posibilidad de comprar una planta que Alstom ha puesto a la venta en Reichshoffen (Alsacia) que se dedica a la fabricación de trenes regionales con una plantilla de alrededor de 800 personas. El fabricante guipuzcoano se ha interesado por las condiciones que ha establecido Alstom para esta adquisición, al igual que otras empresas como Skoda, y en función de los requisitos decidirá si presentar una oferta.
