Keith Fender

GERMANY's Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB) has ordered nine Pesa Link dmus for €27m which it will operate on services from Berlin to Templin, Werneuchen and Kostrzyn, Poland, beginning in December 2015.

A group of four regional governments in southern Poland has placed a joint order with Newag, Poland, for 19 36WE Impuls emus in a deal worth Zlotys 313m ($US 95.8m).

THE 2km southern extension of the Poznan Fast Tram (PST) to the new Poznan West station was officially presented to civic leaders and the media on August 29 before the start of passenger services on September 1.

HOHENZOLLERN Railways (HzL) has won the tender to continue to operate stopping services on the 87.5km line between Tübingen and Sigmaringen, south of Stuttgart.

BRAUNSCHWEIG Transport (BSVAG) has exercised an option for three additional Tramino low-floor LRVs with Solaris, Poland.

DB Regio introduced new Bombardier class 442 emus built for the Mid-German S-Bahn network around Leipzig on August 18, four months before they were due to enter service.

BRAZILIAN transport minister Mr César Borges announced on August 12 that the government has postponed the tendering process for the 511km Campinas – São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro high-speed line, which is likely to delay the opening until after 2020.

HEATHROW Express has celebrated the completion of a £16m programme to refurbish its 14 CAF/Siemens class 332 emus, which coincides with the 15th anniversary of the launch of the service between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.

THE government of Argentina has announced electrification and re-signalling work will begin next year on the 60km 1676mm-gauge commuter line from Buenos Aires Plaza Constitución to La Plata, the state capital of Buenos Aires province.

THE Romanian government has announced that it has chosen Romanian open-access operator Grup Feroviar Român (GFR) as the preferred bidder for a 51% stake in national railfreight operator CFR Marfă.