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January 14, 2020 | Main line

Czech Republic tests 200km/h operation

CZECH infrastructure manager Správa Železnic (SŽ), formerly known as Správa Železniční Dopravní Cesty (SŽDC), is undertaking 200km/h test operation with ETCS on the Vranovice - Břeclav section of the Prague - Vienna/Bratislava main line.

January 13, 2020 | Fleet

New British fleets undergo testing in Velim

TWO manufacturers have begun testing new fleets bound for Britain on the two test circuits at the VUZ train test centre at Velim, in the Czech Republic.

January 13, 2020 | Fleet

EIB backs Naples fleet replacement

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €68m to Volturno Autonomous Body (EAV) to support the purchase of 40 new EMUs to operate on the 950mm-gauge Circumvesuviana network around Naples.

January 6, 2020 | Light Rail

Dresden presents new LRV mock-up

DRESDEN Transport Authority (DVB) has presented a full-sized mock-up of the new generation LRVs which were ordered from Bombardier in August last year.

December 24, 2019 | Freight

Prorail trials slower freight trains to reduce vibrations

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail has begun trials reducing the speed of overnight freight trains on the Meteren - Boxtel section of the Utrecht - Den Bosch - Eindhoven line in order to evaluate a possible reduction of vibrations.

December 23, 2019 | Main line

NS: More international passengers in 2019

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) reported a strong increase of international passengers in 2019, with the NS International subsidiary seeing a 13% increase in the sale of international tickets to four million.

December 17, 2019 | Fleet

EC approves funding for Czech rolling stock

THE European Commission has approved a €223m grant to the Czech Republic through the Cohesion Fund for the purchase of 36 EMUs to replace existing stock operating in the South Moravia region.

December 17, 2019 | High-speed

NS reveals expansion plans for London - Amsterdam Eurostar service

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced that the frequency of London - Amsterdam Eurostar services will be stepped up from three per day currently to four per day in 2020 and five per day in 2021.

December 16, 2019 | Infrastructure

Utrecht Uithof light rail line inaugurated

THE 8km Uithof light rail line in Utrecht, Netherlands, was inaugurated on December 14 by Dutch infrastructure minister, Mrs Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, local politicians and Mr Gerrit Spijksma, director general of concessionaire Qbuzz, which operates the Utrecht LRT network.

December 16, 2019 | Fleet

Mälartåg double-deck EMUs enter service

SWEDISH operator Mälardal Traffic introduced its fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck Mälartåg EMUs into service on December 15, with the launch of the 2020 timetable.

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