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November 21, 2019 | Main line

Oberelbe invites bids for VVO-diesel network concession

GERMANY’s Oberelbe Transport Authority (VVO) has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a concession to operate the VVO-diesel network.

November 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Prorail starts Delft - Rotterdam upgrading project

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail will start work on November 22 on a project to increase capacity between Delft and Rotterdam as part of its High-Frequency Rail initiative.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

First Flexity LRV delivered to Zürich for testing

THE first Bombardier Flexity LRV arrived in Zürich on November 15, with the 43m-long tram due to undergo testing and verification which will eventually lead to technical adjustments.

November 14, 2019 | Fleet

DB Regio orders trains for Karlsruhe services

GERMAN Rail’s DB Regio business unit has ordered another seven Mireo EMUs from Siemens and 19 Coradia Continental EMUs from Alstom for its Karlsruhe 7b network contract.

November 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

Swiss adopt SFr 13bn plan to increase rail capacity by 2035

THE Swiss federal parliament has adopted a plan to invest SFr 12.89bn ($US 13bn) to increase capacity on the national rail network between 2020 and 2035.

November 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

New workshop opens for North Rhine-Westphalia fleet

A new €35m workshop was inaugurated by Rhine-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) and Stadler on November 13 to maintain trains operating on behalf of VRR.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom iLint to be tested in the Netherlands

ALSTOM’s hydrogen fuel cell train, iLint, will be tested in the Netherlands following an agreement reached during a climate summit in the north of the country.

October 29, 2019 | Fleet

ZSSK InterPanter starts tests at Velim

THE first new four-car InterPanter EMU manufactured by Škoda Transportation for Slovakian national passenger operator ZSSK has begun testing on the Velim circuit.

October 28, 2019 | Freight

Rail Cargo Hungary expands locomotive fleet despite falling traffic

RAIL Cargo Hungary (RCH) CEO, Mr Román Kotiers, has announced plans to expand its locomotive fleet.

October 28, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Abellio subcontracts DB Regio for S-Bahn services due to driver shortage

ABELLIO Rail, a subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS), has announced in the Official Journal of the European Union that it has subcontracted DB Regio to operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Line S3 (Oberhausen - Essen - Hattingen) between December 15 and March 1 2020.

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