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September 24, 2019 | Signalling

Alstom to equip DB class 407 ICE fleet with ETCS

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded Alstom a €30m contract to equip 30 class 407 ICE high-speed trains with ETCS Level 2.

September 23, 2019 | Infrastructure

Voestalpine shows new sleeper ahead of Toronto installation

IRJ at Railway Interchange 2019: Voestalpine is exhibiting a concrete sleeper with a new fastening system designed to offer the strength and gauge holding ability of a concrete sleeper with the modulus of wood.

September 23, 2019 | Policy

Austrian parliament approves signing of PSO contracts with ÖBB

AUSTRIA’s parliament has given the country’s interim government permission to directly award public service obligation (PSO) contracts worth a total of €11bn to Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

September 23, 2019 | Freight

Dutch to introduce 740m-long freight trains

FOLLOWING successful trials in 2018, Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail has confirmed that the commercial operation of 740m-long freight trains will be permitted on the Dutch network from 2020.

September 23, 2019 | Infrastructure

Britain to test targeted sanding to improve autumn adhesion

BRITAIN’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) in partnership with Network Rail (NR) and West Midlands Trains will conduct trials in October with a new sanding technique designed to improve adhesion during the autumn leaf fall season.

September 23, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain to launch Stockholm - Gothenburg/Malmö services next year

FLIXTRAIN confirmed on September 23 that it is planning to enter the Swedish market with the aim of launching new services from Stockholm to Gothenburg and Malmö in 2020.

September 23, 2019 | Freight

Hector Rail sells GB Railfreight to Infracapital

SWEDISH private equity firm EQT Infrastructure II announced on September 23 that Hector Rail Group has agreed to sell its British subsidiary GB Railfreight to London-based Infracapital, the infrastructure equity arm of M&G Prudential.

September 23, 2019 | Main line

NWB to retain Emscher-Münsterland Network until 2028

FOLLOWING an international tender, Transdev Germany subsidiary North West Railway (NWB) has won a contract to operate the Emscher-Münsterland regional network in North Rhine-Westphalia for seven years from December 2021.

September 22, 2019 | Freight

Trinity Rail unveils Trinflo grain hopper

IRJ at Railway Interchange 2019: Trinity Rail is showing a new grain hopper wagon at the BNSF Northtown Yard at this week’s Railway Interchange exhibition in Minneapolis.

September 20, 2019 | Europe

DB to order 30 high-speed trains as Germany slashes VAT on long-distance rail fares

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on September 20 that it will place an order for 30 high-speed trains and cut the price of inter-city tickets by 10% after the federal government cut VAT on long-distance rail fares from 19% to 7% as part of a broader package of measures to combat climate change.

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