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February 21, 2014 | Europe

Plans approved for Trier suburban line

PLANS to reopen the line on the western side of the River Mosel in the German city of Trier were approved by the city authorities on 18 February 2014.

February 19, 2014 | High-speed

DB puts London - Frankfurt plans on ice

GERMAN Rail (DB) has admitted its plans to launch ICE high-speed services from London to Cologne and Frankfurt are now seriously delayed, and the service is unlikely to be launched before the end of the decade.

January 29, 2014 | Europe

New Thameslink trains previewed in London

SIEMENS, together with Britain's Department for Transport (DfT), rolling stock leasing company Cross London Trains (CLT), and current Thameslink franchisee First Capital Connect (FCC), presented the full-scale mock-up of the new Desiro City emu for Thameslink services at London's ExCeL exhibition centre on January 28.

January 15, 2014 | Main line

Planning starts for Munich – Mühldorf electrification

DB Networks and local authorities in Bavaria are set to begin planning work for the electrification the 147km line from Munich East to Mühldorf and Freilassing.

November 6, 2013 | Europe

Greek rail privatisation enters final phase

GREECE'S Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced on October 31 that three bids for the sale of national train operating company Trainose have qualified for the final stage of the privatisation process.

November 1, 2013 | Light Rail

Mainz tram extension approved

MVG, the operator of the tram network in the German city of Mainz, has received planning permission for the 9.2km extension of its network southwest from Main Station to Lerchenberg Hindemithstrasse.

October 18, 2013 | Commuter Rail

Abellio backs out of German S-Bahn contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio is to take on the operation of the Mid-German S-Bahn Network Lot 2 concession after the winning bidder Abellio decided to withdraw from the contract with the states of Saxony Anhalt and Brandenburg and Leipzig area transport authority ZVNL.