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February 17, 2014 | High-speed

Fyra withdrawal lifts Thalys ridership and revenue

INTERNATIONAL high-speed operator Thalys saw revenues and ridership climb on its services from Paris to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in 2013 as the withdrawal of Fyra services brought an unexpected increase in traffic between Brussels and Amsterdam.

February 17, 2014 | Light Rail

Düsseldorf and Cologne launch LRV tender

COLOGNE Transport Authority (KVB) and Düsseldorf's Rheinbahn have issued a joint invitation to tender for a contract to supply 66 high-floor LRVs with an option for 12 additional vehicles.

February 12, 2014 | Main line

Tenders invited for Rhine-Ruhr Express concessions

RHINE-RUHR Transport Authority (VRR) has invited bids by March 11 for three concessions for the five-line Rhine-Ruhr Express (RXX) network in Germany's Ruhr area.

January 23, 2014 | Rolling stock

Appenzell Railways orders Stadler LRVs

APPENZELL Railways (AB), Switzerland, has awarded Stadler a contract worth around SFr 60m ($US 66m) to supply seven Tango low-floor LRVs.

January 13, 2014 | Rolling stock

RegioJet acquires 45 coaches from ÖBB

CZECH open-access long-distance passenger operator RegioJet is set to expand its transport capacity considerably following the acquisiton of 45 coaches from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

January 9, 2014 | Main line

DB Regio to run Halle-Nuremberg services

THE German state of Saxony-Anhalt has published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for the direct award of a contract to operate Halle – Nuremberg regional services to German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio Nordostbayern.

January 8, 2014 | Main line

Rhenus Veniro to operate Mosel Wine Line

GERMAN passenger operator Rhenus Veniro has been awarded a contract to operate passenger services on the Mosel Wine Line, which runs from Bullay on the Koblenz – Trier line to Traben-Trarbach along the scenic Mosel valley.

January 8, 2014 | High-speed

Belgian audit office halts Fyra investigation

BELGIUM's state audit office has suspended its investigation into the V250 high-speed train case because it says parties key to the inquiry, including Belgian National Railways (SNCB) and Netherlands Railways (NS), are unwilling to disclose crucial information.

January 7, 2014 | Europe

Arriva abandons Prague suburban services

ARRIVA's Czech rail subsidiary Arriva Vlaky withdrew its open-access suburban service between Prague Masarykovo and Kralupy nad Vltavou on December 13, just three months after the start of operations.