Voith Turbo: Press Releases
DB German Railways Rates Voith as Outstanding
DB German Railways has rewarded Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik (VTLT) for its product quality and commercial performance. The rail operator has assessed VTLT's services from the quotation for...
Voith Delivers Complete Driveline for Helsinki Tram
Helsinki City Transport (HKL) has placed an order with the Finnish vehicle manufacturer Transtech for the delivery of 40 new trams. As a partner of Transtech, Voith will supply the entire...
Norbert Klapper to Lead Market Division Rail
As of 1 January 2011, Norbert Klapper (47) has assumed the management of the Voith Turbo market division rail. Over the last few months, the market division had been temporarily headed by...
Voith Turbo Presents Components for Eco-Friendly and Efficient Rail Vehicles
At InnoTrans 2010 Voith Turbo presented components which reduce operating costs, as well as fuel consumption and emissions – all under the motto 'The Future of Rail Technologies'. Voith Turbo...
Voith Turbo Develops Rail Vehicle Heads for Passenger Trains
Safety and energy consumption - in rail traffic, both are strongly dependent on the vehicle head. In order to optimise these aspects, Voith Turbo Scharfenberg will in future also build rail...
Voith Turbo Presents New Locomotive
Voith Turbo presents the second locomotive from the Gravita range with central driver's cabin: the Gravita 15 BB. The locomotive is suitable for both shunting and mainline service. The...
New TLM from Voith Turbo Enables Undisturbed Data Transmission on the Train
The new Train Line Modem (TLM) from Voith Turbo Scharfenberg controls the uninterfered transmission of high data volumes. It establishes an Ethernet connection between coupled rail vehicles...
Voith Supplies Couplers, Final Drives and Complete Front Ends for Chinese High-Speed Train
An operating speed of 380km/hr makes the ZEFIRO 380 the fastest commercially used train of the world. From 2012, the high-speed train will be in service on China's rails. Voith is...
First Voith-Engine for Rail Vehicles
Since March, Voith Turbo has been a recognised engine manufacturer approved by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). This status was preceded by nearly one and a half years...
New Adapter Coupler Provides Almost 50% Weight Savings
Voith Turbo Scharfenberg, TU Chemnitz and the manufacturer of fibre compound components, East-4D, have, in close cooperation, developed a new adapter coupler for rail vehicles. The coupler is...
Chinese Vehicle Manufacturer Delivers Railcars to Tunisian State Railways
For China, this order is a milestone in the country's continuously growing export business. In January 2010, the association of southern Chinese rail vehicle manufacturers China...
Voith Turbo to Deliver 1,830 Couplers to Belgian State Railways
Brussels, the 'European City of Congestion', is currently making efforts to reduce its urban car traffic. From 2011, Belgian State Railways will put 305 new three-car electric trains in service...
Voith Delivers Cooling Systems for Saudi Arabian Trains
From May 2010, Voith Turbo will deliver a comprehensive cooling system to the Spanish vehicle manufacturer CAF, which is producing eight push-pull units for Saudi Arabia to be configured...
Voith Delivers Turbo Transmissions for Taiwan Rolling Stock Corporation
The manufacturer Taiwan Rolling Stock Corporation (TRSC) is currently building two overhead inspection vehicles for the vehicle operator Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA). Capable of...
Voith Expands Product Portfolio with Traction Inverter
The traction inverter is another core component of the electro-mechanical drive system of Voith Turbo. As a result, the competency of Voith Turbo in rail vehicles now ranges from vehicle...
ECO Components Set Standards in Hybrid-technology
ECO components for rail vehicles help to save fuel, reduce noise and minimise harmful emissions. They add to the ecological advantage of rail vehicles and thus underline the position of...
First Monorail Trains in Bombay to Be Equipped With Voith Turbo Technology
The city of Bombay is currently building its first monorail network. The 20-km track is scheduled to be put into service in June 2011. For the first 15 trains, Voith Turbo Scharfenberg will...
New Driver Assistance System from Voith Turbo
Hybridisation is increasingly an issue for the rail vehicle industry. In 2008, Voith Turbo presented the SteamTrac/SteamDrive in the EcoPack – a drive system that is nearing series maturity,...
Systems Solutions for Repowering and Upgrading of Vehicles
New exhaust regulations, increasing demands on traveling comfort and obsolete technologies force owners and operators of rail vehicles to think about reinvestment. The best example: the...
The New Voith Turbo Scharfenberg Coupler Head One4
The new Voith Turbo Scharfenberg coupler head One4 was launched at InnoTrans in 2006. Since then, it has been installed in over 2,000 vehicles. Train operators utilise the advantages of the...
DIWApack from Voith Turbo for Power Class Up To 320kW
Voith Turbo's rail division has announced details of further innovative systems solutions for railcars. Now, with the Voith DIWApack, a complete drive package has come on to the market,...
Voith Turbo Offers Systems for Repowering and Upgrading Vehicles
New exhaust regulations, increasing demands on travelling comfort and obsolete technologies force owners and operators of rail vehicles to think about reinvestment. The best example of this...
Voith Turbo Scharfenberg Unveils Coupler Head One4
The new Voith Turbo Scharfenberg coupler head One4 was launched at InnoTrans in 2006. Since then it has been installed in more than 2,000 vehicles. Train operators enjoy the advantages of the...
Voith Turbo Scharfenbergs Offers New Contact-Free Data and Signal Transmission Facility
Voith Turbo Scharfenberg's newest innovation allows passenger information, films, internet or telephone connections to be established by radio via automatic train couplers. Voith is...
Voith Turbo to Support Intercity Express Programme with Cooling Systems:
Some 134 Voith Turbo cooling systems have been in service in the British class 43 HST high-speed trains for several years. Up to 15,000 operating hours per vehicle are quite common. Following...
Voith Turbo Unveils New Driver Assistance System
Hybridisation is increasingly an issue for the rail vehicle industry. Last year Voith Turbo presented the SteamTrac/SteamDrive in the EcoPack – a drive system that is nearing series maturity...
New Product Catalogue for Voith Universal Joint Shafts
A completely revised product catalogue describing its line of universal joint shafts is now available from the drive specialist Voith Turbo. The catalogue contains not only technical data...
Metro-Boom in Growth Market India
Over the last seven years, Voith Turbo has delivered 600 final drives to India for the metro trains in Delhi. The operator Delhi Metro Railway Co. is firmly convinced of the reliability of...
Systems Approach Successful in Ghana
Voith Turbo will equip new suburban rail vehicles of the Chinese manufacturer Tanshang Locomotive with eight motor-transmission units each. The special feature of this order: the new...
Private Railway Relies on Powerful Voith Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives
The Brandenburg-based private rail operator Havellandische Eisenbahn AG (HVLE) has ordered two Maxima 40 CC locomotives from Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik and thus made a systems decision in...
Large-Capacity Carriages for Ile-de-France Commuter Trains
In early 2008, the first of altogether 344 modern one4 couplers will be delivered to Bombardier by Voith Turbo Scharfenberg. The rail vehicle manufacturer has received a major order from...
Central Workshop for Voith Locomotives in Europe
Voith has entered into a new cooperation regarding the service and maintenance of its first in-house-built locomotive. With Häöfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK), an...
First-Generation High-Speed-Trains to be Modernised
Five years ago, Voith Turbo supplied the first cooling systems for British High-Speed Trains (HST). In total, 35 cooling systems were installed into the HSTs of the rail operator First...
20 Front-End Modules for 10 Trains – More to Come
Korea is currently in the process of building a high-speed railway line between Daegu and Busan, which is to be completed by 2010. Further such high-speed tracks are planned. The existing...
Restoring Speed and Reliability of ICE 3 Trains
High-speed trains enjoy enormous popularity throughout Europe. The ICE 3 trains of DB German Railways have been strongly frequented – and not only since the opening of the high-speed route...
250 Times Around the World - And Never a Standstill
On average, the Voith powerpacks that drive the diesel-hydraulic Class 185 DMUs on the Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes route have only been in operation for approximately one year, but they...
Major Order for Voith Turbo From Spanish Manufacturer CAF
The Spanish railway industry is currently experiencing a veritable boom. Over the last few years, numerous high-speed routes have been built and put into service. Additionally, large sums of...
60 Front-Ends for New High-Speed Trains
The second-generation Talgo 350 features several components by Voith Turbo Scharfenberg. Until October 2008, the first of 60 front ends with couplers and cross beams will be delivered,...
With Scharfenberg Couplers Through Mexico City
With 25 million inhabitants, Mexico City is one of the largest metropolises in the world and runs a 200km network of metro lines, 113km of which are underground. The transport operator Sistea...
Underneath the Desert at 110 Miles per Hour
Dubai has just started with the construction work for a new metro system that is to lead right across the desert. The new Dubai Metro will be able to move 355 million passengers. As early as 2009...
Handover of First of 240 DLoco Locomotives with Voith Final Drives
The first of a total of 240 electric goods locomotives, built by Chinese rail vehicle manufacturer DLoco with Voith Turbo final drives, was recently handed over to the Chinese Ministry of...
Lower Exhaust Emissions and Higher Speeds
Some 350 vehicles of the Regio Shuttle are already in operation. In line with the exhaust regulations that will come into force in 2009 (Stage III a), new Regio Shuttles will not only receive...
Voith Turbo Scharfenberg: Safety First
In recent years, the railway industry has been focusing increasingly on the active and passive safety of railway vehicles. Being one of the leading manufacturers in this field, Voith...
Voith Turbo Becomes Systems Supplier Thanks to Maxima® and Gravita®
The Maxima 40 CC is the first vehicle that has been designed and produced exclusively by Voith Turbo. At InnoTrans 2006, the world's most powerful diesel-hydraulic locomotive will be exhibited...
Safer Driving and Better Protection of the Environment with Voith-Powerpacks
Protecting resources, minimizing emissions and reducing noise - these are not just buzzwords, but clear indicators for action, to which a systems supplier such as Voith Turbo responds...
Regional Railway in Bari Orders Pesa Vehicles
In collaboration with the Polish rail vehicle manufacturer PESA, Voith Turbo will deliver 26 Custompacks to the private regional railway operator FSE (Ferrovie del Sud-Est) in Bari. The Voith...
New Modular Coupler Head for All Coupler Types
Like any revolutionary idea, the concept behind Voith Turbo Scharfenberg's new one4® coupler head is so simple that many people had the same question in mind when it was officially...
From Istanbul to Ankara in Only Three Hours
HEIDENHEIM - Every year, some 12 million people are traveling between the Turkish cities Istanbul and Ankara - most of them by road or by plane. With a market share of only 10...
Easy Track Change Between Spain and France
HEIDENHEIM - The Talgo 250 is a very attractive train. Its aerodynamic power car reveals what kind of rail vehicle we are dealing with - a high-speed train. The Talgo, which is in...
Longest S-Bahn Train Takes Commuters to Stockholm
In the longest S-Bahn train of the world, the X60 by Alstom, Voith Turbo is represented with the newly developed SZ-400 final drive. The prototype vehicles that were completed in 2005 have...
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