Quintus Vosman

PRORAIL is facing a shortfall of €475m in its investment budget for 2018-2028, according to an independent financial investigation into the Dutch infrastructure manager's spending plans, which was made public this week.

SWITZERLAND's South Eastern Railway (SOB) has published an international tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to supply new trains for the hourly Voralpen Express service, which links Lucerne with Arth Goldau, St Gallen, and Romanshorn.

FOLLOWING a public tender, Rheinland Local Transport, in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, has awarded German Rail (DB Regio) a four-year concession to operate Euregiobahn Line RB 20 in the Aachen area.

SEVERAL managers of Dutch railway infrastructure manager Prorail have been forbidden from taking part in tendering procedures for track maintenance contracts.

GREATER Leipzig Transport Authority (ZVNL) has published a tender for operation of diesel services on the Northwest Saxony line R7 between Leipzig and Geithain in the Official Journal of the European Union.

WORK will start on August 22 on upgrading the cross-border rail link between Heerlen, Netherlands and Aachen, Germany.

TWO German transport authorities are inviting bids by October 7 for a concession to operate the Northwest Saxony Diesel Network (part B).

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail is to reduce track access charges for lightweight multiple units following a ruling by the Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM) that the current level of pricing is excessive and violates the Dutch Railway Act.

THE Bavarian Railway Authority (BEG) and Karlovy Vary regional transport authority have signed an eight-year contract with Netinera Germany subsidiary Länderbahn to operate a new cross-border Hof - Cheb service, which will be introduced when the 7.6km link between Selb, Germany, and Aš, Czech Republic, reopens in December.

DB Regio and South Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Rail Authority (ZSPNV-Süd) have unveiled a new fleet of Alstom Coradia Lint two-car regional DMUs which will enter service in the German state from December.