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December 18, 2019 | Main line

RegioJet begins operation of first contract services in Czech Republic

CZECH passenger operator RegioJet began operation of its first contracted regional services on December 15. While RegioJet has operated tendered services in Slovakia between Bratislava and Kormoran for several years, it has not previously won contracts in the Czech Republic.

December 17, 2019 | Fleet

Škoda wins Bonn tram order

BONN public transport operator Stadwerke Bonn (SWB) has ordered 26 new three-section LRVs from Škoda Transportation in a contract worth around €100m, with an option for 12 additional vehicles.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

GoAhead forced to borrow trains for Stuttgart - Nuremberg service

GOAHEAD is set to use trains hired from three operators on Stuttgart - Nuremberg services, one of three new lines it will operate from the December 15 timetable change, rather than the 11 new Stadler three-car Flirt3 XLs ordered for the service.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

Würzburg places order for 18 HeiterBlick LRVs

WÜRZBURG light rail operator Würzburger Strassenbahn (WSB) has ordered 18 new metre-gauge LRVs from Leipzig-based manufacturer HeiterBlick. The contract was signed on December 9 by representatives of Würzburg Transport (WVV), which owns WSB.

December 8, 2019 | Main line

Initial tender for Bremen regional express services published

LOWER Saxony public transport authority LNVG has published advance information about the planned tender for the Express Cross Bremen/Lower Saxony routes which will be undertaken in 2020.

December 6, 2019 | Fleet

Łódź orders Moderus Gamma LRVs

POLISH light rail operator Łódź MPK has ordered 30 five-section Moderus Gamma LRVs from Modertrans Poznań.

December 5, 2019 | Freight

Mosolf launches rail-based China - Europe car shipment service

GERMAN automotive logistics specialist Mosolf Group has announced the introduction of a new rail service to transport new cars and other road vehicles from factories in China to the European Union (EU).

December 4, 2019 | Financial

DB to pursue Arriva sale in 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has stated that he intends to pursue plans to sell the British-based Arriva international passenger transport subsidiary in 2020.

December 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier train delivery delays affect Baden-Württemberg operators

LATE delivery of new EMUs by Bombardier to Abellio and Southwest German Transport (Sweg) will mean several new operating contracts in Baden-Württemberg, which are due to begin on December 15, will launch without the new fleets ordered by operators on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport.

December 2, 2019 | Main line

Germany delays VAT reduction for long-distance services

THE upper house of the German Parliament (Bundesrat), representing the country’s 16 federal states, has delayed implementation of the planned reduction in VAT for long distance rail fares.

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