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November 5, 2018 | Signalling

ICE 4 receives German ETCS approval

GERMANY's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 high-speed train fleet for operation with ETCS in Germany, allowing German Rail (DB) to begin passenger service with the train on the Berlin - Munich route, which is equipped with the system, when it changes its timetable on December 9.

November 5, 2018 | Light Rail

Milwaukee Streetcar opens with a year’s free travel

MILWAUKEE’s The Hop Streetcar was officially opened on November 2, with passengers traveling for free for the first year of operation.

November 5, 2018 | Europe

DB reconsiders sale of Arriva and DB Schenker

GERMAN Rail (DB) is re-examining its options for the full or partial sale of its international passenger business DB Arriva and its global logistics subsidiary DB Schenker.

November 2, 2018 | Infrastructure

Talgo shortlists two sites for British rolling stock plant

TALGO has announced the two locations shortlisted as potential sites for its proposed British rolling stock plant.

November 2, 2018 | Freight

IPEM: Russia freight wagon market could be worth $US 24bn by 2030

RUSSIAN freight wagon owners will require 400,000-550,000 wagons between 2019 and 2030, according to research by the Russia-based Institute of Natural Monopolies Research (IPEM). IPEM estimates that this will translate into freight wagon market worth $US 17.4-23.5bn during the same period.

November 2, 2018 | Fleet

Škoda NIM Express receives TSI High Speed certification

ŠKODA Transportation confirmed on November 2 that German notified body Eisenbahn Cert has granted TSI High Speed certification for the type 109E3 (class 102) electric locomotives and double-deck coaches ordered by DB Regio for Nuremberg - Inglostadt - Munich NIM Express high-speed regional services.

November 2, 2018 | Main line

Go-Ahead Nordic signs historic contract in Norway

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate and Go-Ahead Nordic signed a contract on October 30 for the first competitively tendered concession for the operation of passenger services on the country’s national network.

November 2, 2018 | Freight

Cuban Railways orders 837 wagons from Russia

CUBAN Railways (UFC) signed a contract worth around €48m with RM Rail, Russia, for 837 freight wagons at this week’s Havana trade fair.

November 2, 2018 | Infrastructure

Serbia reopens Novi Sad - Zrenjanin line

SERBIA has completed the reconstruction of the 95km line linking Zrenjanin to Novi Sad following a seven year, Dinar 5.5bn ($US 53.1m) project.

November 1, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler presents battery electric Flirt

STADLER presented its prototype Flirt Akku battery-electric multiple units on October 25, when the train completed a trip from Stadler’s plant in Berlin-Pankow to Schildow in Brandenburg without an external power supply.

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