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February 27, 2020 | Fleet

Hydrogen operation tested in the Netherlands

RAIL Adventure has delivered a two-car Alstom iLint hydrogen-powered train to Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, ahead of tests on the non-electrified line between Leeuwarden and Groningen, the first such trials in the country.

February 26, 2020 | Financial

EC orders CFR Marfa to repay illegal state aid

AN investigation by the European Commission (EC) has found that Romanian state-owned freight operator CFR Marfa received €570m in illegal state aid, comprising a debt write-off and failure to collect debts from the railway undertaking, beginning in 2010. The operator must now pay this amount back to the government, with interest.

February 25, 2020 | Financial

VTG takes majority share in Carbo Rail

HAMBURG-based wagon leasing and logistic company VTG has taken a majority share in Slovakian rail freight operator Carbo Rail.

February 17, 2020 | Fleet

Czech Railways class 646 DMUs enter service

CZECH Railways (ČD) and the Olomouc region have begun operating two class 646 DMUs, which were purchased from DB Regio, on the non-electrified Olomouc - Drahanovice line.

February 6, 2020 | Main line

DB Regio wins interim Euregiobahn contract

REGIONAL public transport authority Rhineland Local Transport, Cologne, has awarded incumbent operator DB Regio an interim four-year contract to operate services on the Euregiobahn Line RB 20 around Aachen and Düren.

February 4, 2020 | Main line

Czech Railways reports growth in 2019

CZECH Railways (ČD), the state-owned operator and largest passenger train operator in the Czech Republic, carried 182 million passengers in 2019, a 1.6% increase year-on-year, with passenger-km increasing by 5.6% to 8.685 billion.

February 3, 2020 | Freight

CFL starts piggyback freight service to Poland

LUXEMBOURG National Railways (CFL) subsidiary CFL Multimodal, working in cooperation with Polish intermodal company Clip, has launched a “rail motorway” piggyback freight service between the Bettembourg-Dudelange and Swarzedz intermodal hubs in Luxembourg and Poland.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

Arriva’s Czech subsidiary leases Desiro DMUs from Alpha Trains

CZECH open-access operator Arriva Vlaky, a subsidiary of Arriva, will lease five two-car Desiro Classic class 642 DMUs from leasing company Alpha Trains under a 10-year contract from December 2020.

January 25, 2020 | Main line

RegioJet starts depot development in Prague

CZECH and Slovak private operator RegioJet has launched a project to build a new maintenance centre to the east of Prague, purchasing a 2.4 hectare plot in Dolní Měcholupy, near the Prague - České Budějovice main line and Prague Hostivař station.

January 14, 2020 | Locomotives

MÁV-Start launches tender for 115 new locomotives

HUNGARIAN state passenger operator MÁV-Start invites bids for a framework contract to supply 115 electric locomotives, along with spare parts, auxiliary equipment, maintenance and staff training.

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