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December 13, 2019 | Infrastructure

Strukton to upgrade Groningen - Winschoten line

DUTCH network manager Prorail has awarded Strukton Rail a contract to upgrade the Groningen - Winschoten line.

December 11, 2019 | Technology

NS conducts first ATO test

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) conducted its first test of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) overnight between December 10 and 11. The test was undertaken with a CAF Sprinter New Generation (SNG) EMU between Swifterband and Dronten, a section of the Lelystad - Zwolle Hanseatic Line.

December 7, 2019 | Fleet

Baden-Württemberg plans large EMU order

BADEN-Württemberg has announced a market consultation for the possible purchase of more than 200 electric trains for regional passenger services in the near future.

December 5, 2019 | Freight

SBB Cargo launches Dutch subsidiary

SBB Cargo International has launched a new subsidiary, SBB Cargo Netherlands, which will begin operation from the start of the 2019-2020 timetable change.

December 3, 2019 | Freight

Cosco takes share in Bilk container terminal

CHINA Cosco Shipping subsidiary Ocean Rail Logistics has taken a 15% share in the Bilk container terminal near Budapest, which was previously exclusively owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG).

December 2, 2019 | Locomotives

LWR workshop officially opens at port of Rotterdam

LOCOMOTIVE Workshop Rotterdam (LWR) opened its new locomotive workshop at Maasvlakte in the west of the port of Rotterdam on November 26.

November 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

John Voppen appointed Prorail CEO

MR John Voppen, 47, has been appointed as CEO of Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail.

November 29, 2019 | Locomotives

Rath Group orders two more Vectrons

RATH Group has ordered two more Vectron MS electric locomotives from Siemens, taking the operators fleet to five units. Delivery of the additional multi-system Vectrons is scheduled for the end of 2020.

November 26, 2019 | Europe

Leo Express to expand to Poland-Ukraine border

POLISH railway authority UTK has granted permission to Leo Express Global to operate direct services between Prague via Katowice to Medyka on the Polish-Ukrainian border.

November 25, 2019 | Main line

Dutch set for faster IC services and Schiphol and Amsterdam Central redevelopment

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to establish a fast IC Direct service from the southwest to the northeast of the Netherlands via Rotterdam Central, Amsterdam Zuid and Almere in December 2023.

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