Quintus Vosman

ŠKODA Transportation unveiled the first of 60 type 28T low-floor LRV for the Turkish city of Konya on October 29.

ARRIVA has called on the Dutch government to allow private operators to help fill the void left by the withdrawal of Fyra high-speed services between the Netherlands and Belgium.

THE European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the use of state aid from the Dutch government for the operation of services on the HSL South high-speed line.

THE Court of Justice in Amsterdam has rejected a second attempt by AnsaldoBreda to obtain information from the various reports on the performance of the V250 high-speed trains from both Netherlands Railways (NS) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB).

THE battle between the Dutch and Belgian operators and the Italian supplier of the V250 electric trains for the aborted Amsterdam – Brussels Fyra service is intensifying.

ANSALDOBREDA has reacted to Netherlands Railways (NS) decision to cancel its order for 16 V250 high-speed trains by arguing that the operator failed to correctly implement a recovery plan for introduction of the fleet.

EUROPE'S largest railfreight market experienced falling volumes in the first half of this year, according to figures published by Germany's federal statistics agency Destatis, which show 181.1 million tonnes of freight were carried on the German network between January and June, a 1.1% year-on-year decline.

BAVARIAN Railway (BEG) has issued a tender for contracts to operate regional passenger train services on the Allgäu diesel network which encompasses several non-electrified lines in western Bavaria.

NS Financial Services, the leasing subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS), has officially cancelled its contract for 16 V250 high-speed trains from AnsaldoBreda, following the lead of Belgian National Railways (SNCB) which cancelled its contract for three of the trains on May 31.

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has selected Strukton Rail, Netherlands, in a SKr 207m ($US 32m) contract to fit out the City Line, a 6km new railway line in Stockholm city centre.