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April 12, 2019 | Freight

New Netherlands - Poland intermodal service planned

SCHAVEMAKER Logistics & Transport, Netherlands, has announced it will launch a new intermodal rail freight service between the port of Moerdijk south of Rotterdam and Kąty Wroclawskie near Wroclaw in Poland.

April 11, 2019 | Infrastructure

Go-ahead for Swiss quadrupling project

SWITZERLAND’s Federal Office of Transport (BAV) issued a construction permit on April 8 for a SFr 365m ($US 364m) project to quadruple a section of the Basle - Olten line through Liestal.

April 11, 2019 | High-speed

Frankfurt - Brussels ICE services stepped up

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) have stepped up the frequency of Frankfurt - Brussels ICE services on April 7 to effectively offer a two-hourly service between the two cities.

April 10, 2019 | Freight

Dutch and German governments pledge rail freight cooperation

THE governments of the Netherlands and Germany have pledged to step up cooperation on cross-border rail freight following a meeting between Dutch secretary of state for infrastructure, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, and German minister of transport and digital infrastructure, Mr Enak Ferlemann, in Berlin on April 9.

April 4, 2019 | Locomotives

Strukton Rail launches hybrid locomotive project

STRUKTON Rail has acquired a former Netherlands Railways (NS) electric locomotive for conversion to a hybrid as it seeks to reduce emissions from its infrastructure maintenance operations.

April 3, 2019 | Europe

Maas Line electrification to go ahead despite cost escalation

THE planned electrification of the 84km Nijmegen - Venlo - Roermond Maas Line is set to go ahead, despite a significant cost escalation, after Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail, the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the provinces of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland agreed to increase the budget from €154.6m to €213m.

March 29, 2019 | Fleet

CD orders EMUs and double-deck coaches from Skoda

CZECH Railways (CD) has signed two contracts with Škoda Transportation for Regiopanter EMUs and push-pull double-deck coaches, which are being procured as part of the operator’s preparations for the liberalisation of the regional passenger market.

March 29, 2019 | Fleet

Czech operator KŽC unveils rebuilt suburban DMUs

CZECH passenger operator KŽC has unveiled a low-floor DMU which has been rebuilt from railbus vehicles for suburban services in the Prague area.

March 14, 2019 | Main line

Dutch to restore passenger services to Stadskanaal

AN agreement to reinstate regular passenger services on the 26km Veendam - Stadskanaal line has been reached between the Dutch government, the province of Groningen, infrastructure manager ProRail and heritage railway association Star.

March 8, 2019 | Fleet

Regiojet orders Pesa EMUs for Czech regional services

THE owner and CEO of Czech passenger operator Regiojet, Mr Raadim Jancura, and CEO of Polish rolling stock supplier Pesa Bydgoszcz Mr Krzystof Sedzikowski signed a €19.5m contract in Prague on March 7 for seven EMUs for regional services in the Ústí nad Labem area of Northern Bohemia.

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