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November 16, 2018 | Fleet

DSB shortlists three bidders for coach contract

DANISH State Railways (DSB) announced on November 16 that it has shortlisted Bombardier, Siemens and Talgo for a framework contract to supply a new fleet of inter-city coaches.

November 16, 2018 | Africa

GE pulls out of Nigerian narrow-gauge concession

GE Transportation confirmed on November 16 that it is withdrawing from a consortium appointed earlier this year to upgrade Nigeria’s narrow-gauge railway network.

November 16, 2018 | Freight

Dutch trial slower freight trains in bid to reduce noise

DUTCH state secretary for infrastructure Mrs Stientje van Velthoven has instructed infrastructure manager ProRail to trial a reduction in night time freight train speeds on the Meteren - ’s-Hertogenbosch - Boxtel line in a bid to mitigate noise and vibration.

November 15, 2018 | Commuter Rail

First construction contract awarded for second Munich S-Bahn tunnel

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Network has awarded the first major construction contract for the second Munich S-Bahn tunnel to a consortium of Züblin, Wayss & Freytag, Max Bögl and Bauer Spezialtiefbau.

November 15, 2018 | Africa

Morocco inaugurates Africa’s first high-speed line

KING Mohammed VI of Morocco and French president Mr Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony in Tangiers on November 15 to inaugurate Africa’s first high-speed line.

November 15, 2018 | Policy

European Parliament adopts rail passenger rights recast

LEGISLATION amending EU rules on rail passenger rights was approved by MEPs at a plenary session of the European Parliament on November 15.

November 15, 2018 | Fleet

First Stadler Flirt UK for Greater Anglia arrives in Britain

ABELLIO Greater Anglia marked a milestone in the replacement of its train fleet on the morning of November 15 with the delivery of the first Stadler class 755 Flirt UK bi-mode multiple unit to the operator’s Crown Point depot in Norwich.

November 14, 2018 | Financial

FirstGroup rail division records revenue growth, decline in operating profit

FIRSTGROUP’s First Rail division generated £1.2bn in revenue in the six months to September 30, up 80.7% from £677.4m in the same period in 2017. Adjusted operating profit was £29.3m compared with £31.1m in 2017, down 5.8%, while the adjusted operating margin dropped from 4.6% to 2.4%.

November 14, 2018 | Fleet

First refurbished SWR class 444 EMU enters service

BRITAIN’s South Western Railway (SWR) put the first of 45 refurbished and reconfigured class 444 Siemens Desiro five-car EMUs back into service on November 14 on the London Waterloo - Southampton - Bournmouth - Weymouth route.

November 14, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler wins contract to standardise MÁV-Start Flirt fleet

STADLER has been awarded a $US 16.7m contract by Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) to upgrade the 60 Flirt EMUs it delivered between 2006 and 2010.

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