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Erwin Reidinger

February 18, 2019 | Fleet

Zillertalbahn hydrogen train design revealed

AUSTRIA’s narrow-gauge Zillertalbahn (ZB) presented details of its new Mobility Plan and fleet of hydrogen trains at an event in Mayhofen on February 15.

February 11, 2019 | Light Rail

Graz outlines long-term tram network expansion

GRAZ city council has outlined its long-term plans for the city’s tram network, which will complement the extensions currently being designed and built.

January 28, 2019 | Light Rail

Innsbruck tram extension opens

A ceremony was held in Innsbruck on January 25 to mark the inauguration of the extension of the Austrian city’s metre-gauge tram network to Josef-Kerschbaumerstrasse in Neurum.

January 28, 2019 | Locomotives

Transmashholding wins Cuban locomotive order

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) and Cuban import agency Tradex have signed a contract for the supply of 23 type LDE-2500 diesel-electric locomotives.

January 23, 2019 | Metros

Siemens delivers first Nuremberg U-Bahn G1 train

THE first class G1 train for the Nuremberg U-Bahn left Siemens’ Simmering plant in Vienna, Austria, on January 22.

January 4, 2019 | Fleet

Mur Valley Railway seeks new trains

STYRIAN Provincial Railway (StLB) has launched a market research initiative with a view to purchasing new rolling stock for the 760mm-gauge Mur Valley Railway, which runs for 65km between Unzmarkt and Tamsweg in central Austria.

December 7, 2018 | Light Rail

Vienna Flexity trams enter service

THE first class D Flexity trams for Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien began service on Line 67 on December 6 after receiving approval from authorities following test runs.

November 2, 2018 | Freight

Cuban Railways orders 837 wagons from Russia

CUBAN Railways (UFC) signed a contract worth around €48m with RM Rail, Russia, for 837 freight wagons at this week’s Havana trade fair.

October 23, 2018 | Freight

ÖBB opens enlarged Wolfurt intermodal terminal

A ceremony was held in Austria’s western Vorarlberg province on October 19 to mark the completion of a €60m project to expand the intermodal freight terminal at Wolfurt.

September 11, 2018 | High-speed

ÖBB releases plans for Köstendorf - Salzburg high-speed line

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) have released plans for a new 21.3km-long high-speed line east of Salzburg to relieve congestion on the existing western section of the Vienna-Salzburg line, which will in future be assigned to suburban and regional passenger services.

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