Quintus Vosman

CZECH rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation has been granted an EC Declaration of Conformity for its 109E multi-system electric locomotive, meaning the design complies with the European TSI for High Speed Rolling Stock (TSI-HS RST).

RAIL access to Munich Franz-Jozef Strauss International Airport is set to improve significantly after German Rail (DB) and the state of Bavaria reached an agreement to build a new connection between the airport and the Munich – Regensburg line.

STRUKTON Rail has increased its share in the Italian rail construction company Costruzione Linee Ferroviarie (CLF) to 60% following the acquisition of a 20% stake from Unieco, Italy.

SWEDISH operator Hector Rail has acquired 42 type ICK coaches from Netherlands Railways (NS) leasing subsidiary NS Financial Services.

RHINE-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) announced on March 22 that it has selected Abellio Rail NRW as its preferred bidder for the concession to operate the Lower Rhine Network regional concession for 12 years from December 2016.

ABELLIO Rail NRW, the Abellio subsidiary operating in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, has invited bids for a contract to supply between 18 and 42 dmus for regional services.

A TENDER notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 13 for a contract to operate direct cross-border passenger services between The Hague and Brussels.

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced it is to proceed with the acquisition of a 49% share in The Hague Tramways (HTM) Passenger Transport from the municipality of The Hague.

GERMAN federal transport minister Dr Peter Ramsauer signed an agreement with the state government of Bavaria on February 18 to finance the modernisation of the Munich – Mühldorf – Freilassing – Salzburg line.

VEOLIA Transdev has announced plans to sell its Dutch subsidiary Veolia Transport Netherlands as part of parent company Veolia Environment's gradual withdrawal from the transport sector.