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April 15, 2019 | Freight

GB Railfreight to purchase ERTMS-enabled driver simulators

GB RAILFREIGHT (GBRf) has invested £850,000 in two new locomotive simulators, the first full-cab freight ERTMS-capable simulators in Britain.

April 15, 2019 | News

Eurostar loses 110,000 passengers due to industrial action

EUROSTAR lost an estimated 110,000 passengers in March following strike action by customs officers in Paris, which began on March 4.

April 15, 2019 | Europe

Stagecoach presses DfT for answers following franchise disqualification

STAGECOACH Group has written to Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) calling for answers over the awarding of the East Midlands franchise after it was disqualified from participating in three franchise competitions, alleging changes to the bidding instructions and contradictions from DfT officials.

April 15, 2019 | Main line

Länderbahn wins Czech regional tender

THE Czech region of Ústí nad Labem has awarded Netinera subsidiary Länderbahn a contract to operate regional rail services around the town Louny in Northern Bohemia.

April 15, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens battery EMU demonstrated in Austria

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens demonstrated the operation of the prototype Desiro ML battery-electric multiple unit on April 12 in connection with a congress on regional public transport in Wiener Neustadt.

April 12, 2019 | Light Rail

Lyon to renegotiate Rhônexpress concession

LYON Metropolitan Council and the city’s public transport authority Sytral announced on April 12 that they are planning to renegotiate the concession for the Rhônexpress tram-train link between the city centre and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport.

April 12, 2019 | News

Bane Nor awards contract for new Eidsvoll North - Langset line

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor has awarded a consortium of Hæhre and PNC ANS a contract worth NKr 2.2bn ($US 259m) to construct a double-track line from Eidsvoll North to Langset, which is due to open in autumn 2023.

April 12, 2019 | Freight

New Netherlands - Poland intermodal service planned

SCHAVEMAKER Logistics & Transport, Netherlands, has announced it will launch a new intermodal rail freight service between the port of Moerdijk south of Rotterdam and Kąty Wroclawskie near Wroclaw in Poland.

April 12, 2019 | Freight

DB Cargo and VTG conclude Innovative Freight Wagon project

THE final results of Germany’s Innovative Freight Wagon research project were presented by DB Cargo and VTG at the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) in Berlin on April 11.

April 12, 2019 | Financial

Stadler valued at SFr 3.8bn as shares begin trading

STADLER Rail has announced its initial public offering (IPO) issue price has been set at SFr 38 ($US 37.96) per share, valuing the company at SFr 3.8bn, with shares beginning trading on April 12.

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