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December 12, 2019 | Policy

CER and Unife hail EU Green Deal

THE Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Railway Industry Association (Unife) have welcomed the European Green Deal, which was unveiled by new European Commission president Ms Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on December 11.

December 12, 2019 | High-speed

Renfe unveils Avlo low-cost high-speed brand

SPANISH national operator Renfe has announced Avlo as the brand of its new low-cost high-speed service, which will launch on April 6 2020 on the Madrid - Zaragoza - Barcelona corridor.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

Würzburg places order for 18 HeiterBlick LRVs

WÜRZBURG light rail operator Würzburger Strassenbahn (WSB) has ordered 18 new metre-gauge LRVs from Leipzig-based manufacturer HeiterBlick. The contract was signed on December 9 by representatives of Würzburg Transport (WVV), which owns WSB.

December 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

DB appoints Nokia to develop 5G network for automatic operation

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Nokia to test and implement what Nokia says will be the world’s first 5G network for a main line rail automation project.

December 12, 2019 | Employment

DB to increase number of new staff as 2019 targets exceeded

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced plans to increase the number of apprentices and dual students hired in 2020 by 300 to 4500 and has allocated €500m towards training across the group, as the company exceeded expectations for hiring new staff in 2019.

December 11, 2019 | Signalling

Portugal awards ETCS Level 2 installation contract

PORTUGAL Infrastructure (IP) has awarded Thales and SISINT a €40.5m contract to install ETCS Level 2 along 380km of main line, the first application of ETCS Level 2 and automatic train protection (ATP) in the country.

December 11, 2019 | Fleet

Newag to deliver Impulse 2 EMUs for Lublin

NEWAG and the marshal’s office of Poland’s Lublin Province signed a Zlotys 146.6m ($US 37.9m) contract for the supply of eight two-car Impulse 2 EMUs on December 9, with delivery expected in December 2021.

December 11, 2019 | Policy

Prasa placed into administration as interim board and CEO dismissed

SOUTH Africa’s transport minister, Mr Fikile Mbalula, has dismissed the interim board and acting CEO of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and put the agency into administration.

December 11, 2019 | Metros

Macao opens first light metro line

THE first light metro line was officially opened in the Chinese special administrative region of Macao on December 10.

December 11, 2019 | Technology

NS conducts first ATO test

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) conducted its first test of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) overnight between December 10 and 11. The test was undertaken with a CAF Sprinter New Generation (SNG) EMU between Swifterband and Dronten, a section of the Lelystad - Zwolle Hanseatic Line.

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