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January 10, 2019 | Fleet

SBB criticises “unacceptable” Twindexx reliability

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) issued a statement on January 10 demanding immediate action from Bombardier to improve the reliability of its new Bombardier RABe 502 and RABDe 502 Twindexx (FV-Dosto) EMUs, which have suffered several failures since entering regular commercial operation last month.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

DB long-distance punctuality well below target in 2018

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) inter-city services continued to worsen in 2018, falling below 2017 levels and missing a target set in 2016 by more than 15%.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

Greece nears completion of Athens - Thessaloniki upgrade

GREEK infrastructure manager Ergose celebrated the launch of electrified services on a new section of the Tithorea - Domokos line between Leianokladi and Agiias on January 7, a key milestone as a two-decade long project to upgrade the Athens - Thessaloniki corridor nears completion.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

Mallorca electrification programme completed

MALLORCA marked the completion of a programme to electrify the metre-gauge Mallorca Rail Services (SFM) network on January 8, when the regional president of the Balearic Islands, Mrs Francina Armengol, officially launched electric services on the 31km Enllaç - Manacor line.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

France to competitively tender loss-making inter-city services

THE French government announced on January 9 that it will publish a prior information notice in the next few days as a first step towards the competitive tendering of inter-city services on the Nantes - Bordeaux and Nantes - Lyon routes.

January 9, 2019 | News

RZD records growth in passenger and freight traffic

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) published its full-year traffic figures for 2018 on January 9, revealing a 3.4% increase in passenger numbers and a 2.2% rise in freight volumes.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

German rail market report highlights continued growth

GERMANY’s railways continued to see growth in terms of revenue and traffic during 2017 according to the latest annual Railway Market Analysis from the Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA), which was published this week.

January 9, 2019 | News

Contract awarded for Manila MRT-3 rehabilitation

THE Philippines Department of Transport has selected a joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for a maintenance and rehabilitation project on Manila metro Line MRT-3.

January 9, 2019 | Europe

Arriva and ČD win Zlín regional tenders

ARRIVA has been awarded a contract to operate regional services in the Zlín area in the eastern Czech Republic, although incumbent Czech Railways (ČD) will continue to operate local trains on several routes in the region until at least 2023.

January 8, 2019 | Freight

Denmark bans pocket wagons after Great Belt accident

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen issued a prohibition notice on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers pending independent safety checks and verification for all operators wishing to use them.

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