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January 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Russian Railways signs MoU with Serbia for Belgrade - Budapest works

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOR) with the Serbian government to assist with the engineering and construction of the country’s railway infrastructure.

January 18, 2019 | Locomotives

DB signs second framework contract for 100 Siemens Vectron locomotives

DB Cargo and Siemens Mobility have signed a framework agreement for 100 multisystem locomotives, including an initial call for 40 Vectron MS locomotives, with deliveries due to begin in February and be completed by 2020.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

DB sets five-point strategy for 2019

THE CEO of German Rail (DB) Mr Richard Lutz and his board presented a five-point plan highlighting the company's priorities in 2019 to the German Federal transport minister, Mr Andreas Scheuer, on January 17.

January 17, 2019 | Financial

Voith and Pilotfish announce strategic partnership

VOITH and Pilotfish, a Swedish cloud-based applications provider for public transport, announced a strategic partnership on January 17, with Voith acquiring a 56% stake in Pilotfish and consolidating the company.

January 17, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards Scotland and North East CP6 contracts

NETWORK Rail (NR) has awarded £467m of contacts for Control Period 6 (CP6), completing the procurement activity for the Scotland and North East (SNE) route which is expected to hold one of the largest work-banks for the coming five-year funding period.

January 17, 2019 | Fleet

Greek DMUs to be converted to electric trains?

GREEK state-owned rolling stock company Gaiaose has issued a tender notice for a contract to carry out a feasibility study into the conversion of 17 Stadler GTW 2/6 (class 560) DMUs to electric traction.

January 17, 2019 | Infrastructure

Strukton increases stake in Italian infrastructure firm

STRUKTON Rail announced on January 16 that it has increased its stake in Italian rail infrastructure contractor CLF Group from 60 to 100%.

January 17, 2019 | Metros

First Hohhot metro train revealed

THE first train for the inaugural metro line in the Inner Mongolian capital Hohhot was officially presented to local government and transit officials at a ceremony at the CRRC Changke Railway Vehicles plant on January 13.

January 17, 2019 | Main line

ODEG makes major gains in Berlin with new Elbe-Spree regional contracts

DB Regio and East German Railway Company (ODEG) will share the contracts to operate the future Elbe-Spree Network serving Berlin and Brandenburg from December 2022 to 2034. According to local media, the contracts have been provisionally awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB), but remain subject to a 10-day statutory cooling-off period.

January 17, 2019 | Fleet

Testing of SNCB M7 coaches begins at Velim

TESTING of new-generation M7 double-deck coaches for Belgian National Railways (SNCB) is underway at the VUZ Velim test centre in the Czech Republic.

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