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August 7, 2019 | Fleet

Netherlands Railways orders 18 ICNGB EMUs

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has activated an option for 18 eight-car Intercity New Generation (ICNG) 200 km/h EMUs in addition to the 79 ordered and under delivery from Alstom. The new order is worth €200m.

July 26, 2019 |

SZDC rises to Czech capacity challenge

Rising freight and passenger demand is putting the Czech railway network under increasing strain. Jirí Svoboda, CEO of infrastructure manager SZDC, tells Quintus Vosman how new high-speed lines and ETCS will reinforce the network for future growth.

July 23, 2019 | Metros

Hook of Holland light metro line to open in September

THE project to convert the Schiedam - Hook of Holland line from a conventional railway to light metro operation and integrate it into the Rotterdam metro network, will be completed on September 30, two years later than originally planned and €90m over budget.

July 18, 2019 | Light Rail

Utrecht Uithof Line opening delayed again

A new light rail line linking Utrecht Central station with the university campus at De Uithof and Utrecht Science Park has suffered another setback with confirmation that the line will not open at the end of this month as previously planned.

July 17, 2019 | Europe

Strong case for overnight trains to Amsterdam

A study by the Institute of Mobility Policy (KiM), part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure, has concluded that there is a strong case for the reintroduction of overnight services from the Netherlands to other European countries.

July 8, 2019 | Main line

Passenger trains return to Bentheim Railway

AFTER a 45-year hiatus, scheduled passenger trains returned to Germany’s Bentheim Railway (BE) on July 6 with the reintroduction of regional services on the 28km Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus line.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

Changes at the top for Czech rail sector

THE highest level of management in the Czech rail sector has seen significant change in recent weeks with the resignation of transport minister, Mr Dan Ťok, and the departure of Czech Railways (CD) CEO Miroslav Kupec.

June 19, 2019 | Europe

ProRail CEO Eringa to join Transdev

MR Pier Eringa, CEO of Dutch rail infrastructure manager Prorail, has announced he is leaving the company to become CEO of Transdev Netherlands.

June 18, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain requests French train paths

OPEN-access operator FlixTrain has submitted a request to French rail regulator Arafer seeking train paths on five routes, where it plans to compete with incumbent operator SNCF Mobilités.

June 13, 2019 | Fleet

SNCB M7 power car testing begins at Velim

DYNAMIC testing of the first M7 double-deck power car for Belgian National Railways (SNCB) began at the VUZ Velim test centre in the Czech Republic on June 11.

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