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April 5, 2019 | Fleet

RZD and Ural Locomotives to develop double-deck EMUs

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of Sinara and Siemens, have signed an agreement to develop plans for the manufacture of double-deck EMUs to expand RZD’s regional passenger fleet.

April 5, 2019 | Fleet

SBB Giruno EMUs authorised for passenger operation

SWITZERLAND’s Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Swiss Federal Railways’ (SBB) fleet of RABe 501 Giruno inter-city EMUs.

April 5, 2019 | Europe

Germany sees strong passenger rail growth as bus traffic remains steady

THE German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has released the public transport usage figures for 2018, which show a 0.6% increase in overall passenger journeys by all modes, up to 11.6 billion trips.

April 5, 2019 | Europe

Helsinki - Kouvola direct link “not economically viable”

A new direct rail link between Helsinki and Kouvola would reduce journey times between the capital, southeast Finland and St Petersburg but is not economically viable, according to a report published by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications on April 5.

April 5, 2019 | Freight

PKP Cargo to purchase 936 intermodal freight wagons

PKP Cargo has signed a contract with freight wagon manufacturer Tatravagónka, Slovakia, to supply 936 wagons for intermodal freight.

April 4, 2019 | Fleet

Romanian Railway Reform Authority launches EMU tender

ROMANIA’s Railway Reform Authority published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union on April 3 advertising an international tender for between 40 and 80 EMUs for suburban and regional services.

April 4, 2019 | Locomotives

Strukton Rail launches hybrid locomotive project

STRUKTON Rail has acquired a former Netherlands Railways (NS) electric locomotive for conversion to a hybrid as it seeks to reduce emissions from its infrastructure maintenance operations.

April 4, 2019 | Financial

Transdev signals strategic commercial shift

FRENCH operator Transdev has announced an increase in revenue in its 2018 financial results, and says a change in the company’s shareholder base has allowed it to deploy a new commercial strategy.

April 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Brisbane Cross River Rail contractors selected

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on April 4 that it has selected three contractors to build and equip Brisbane’s $A 5.4bn ($US 3.8bn) Cross River Rail link.

April 4, 2019 | Main line

Swedish government backs international night train services

THE Swedish government announced on March 31 that it will allocate SKr 50m ($US 5.4m) from its 2019 budget towards the development of night train services to destinations in other European countries as it seeks to reduce the climate impact of international travel.

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