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Keith Fender

April 20, 2020 | Main line

Railroad Development Corp pulls out of FlixTrain partnership

THE German subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation (RDC), United States, says it will end its partnership with open-access operator FlixTrain once services resume after the coronavirus shutdown.

April 17, 2020 | Light Rail

Planning permission sought for new Munich tram line

MUNICH City Authority (SWM) has submitted a planning application to the Upper Bavarian regional government for the “Tram West Tangent” light rail project, which is being developed by Munich Transport (MVG).

April 14, 2020 | Europe

Record German long-distance passenger numbers in 2019

A record 151 million passengers used long-distance rail services in Germany during 2019 according to German Federal Statistical Office’s (Destatis) annual report.

April 11, 2020 | News

Construction progresses on Berlin U5 extension

CONSTRUCTION is nearing completion on the 2.2km extension of U-Bahn Line U5 from Alexanderplatz to Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

April 1, 2020 | Central/South America

Argentine passenger concessions renewed

THE Argentinean government has extended two passenger rail concessions serving the Greater Buenos Aires area for 18 months.

March 27, 2020 | Locomotives

Stadler Eurodual enters service in Germany as ELP orders more

CAPTRAIN German subsidiary ITL has introduced the first of four new Eurodual six-axle bi-mode freight locomotives built by Stadler Rail Valencia into service.

March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

EMU delivery delays forces Abellio to sub-contract Neckar Valley service

ABELLIO Rail Baden-Württemberg has announced that it will sub-contract part of the Neckar Valley (Neckartal) contract it operates around Stuttgart to private operator Wedler Franz Logistics (WFL) from June.

March 17, 2020 | Light Rail

Major expansion of Chemnitz tram-train network underway

MID Saxony Transport Authority (VMS) has released a planning consultancy tender to design the first 2.3km section of the planned 17km “Step 4” line of the Chemnitzer Modell tram-train network.

March 10, 2020 | Fleet

Third Chinese hybrid locomotive for DB delivered

DESPITE significant disruption to logistics caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China, the third of four 750kW diesel-battery hybrid locomotives built by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive for German Rail (DB) arrived in Germany in early March.

March 6, 2020 | High-speed

SNCF wants London - Bordeaux by 2022

LONDON St Pancras International and Bordeaux St Jean stations have been formally “twinned” in a ceremony held at St Pancras on March 5 2020 as French National Railways (SNCF) targets the introduction of a service between the two cities by 2022.

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