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December 3, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB completes three month iLint hydrogen test

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has completed three months of testing with Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train on four regional lines in Lower Austria, Vienna and eastern Styria.

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

NS withdraws DDZ double-deck fleet to investigate vibrations

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) withdrew its fleet of 140km/h DDZ double-deck trains from commercial operation on December 3 while it investigates the source of vibrations present when the trains operate at higher speeds.

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

NS begins delivery of DM 90 DMUs to Poland

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has begun delivering 32 DM 90 diesel hydraulic two-car DMUs to the privately operated Association of Local Railroad Transport (SKPL), Poland, following a court ruling lifting a sequestration order brought by Ferotrans-TFI, Romania.

December 2, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: DLR onboard systems contract; ČD coach upgrade; Argentina freight wagon MoU

Britain: CAF has selected Finnish telecommunications company Teleste to supply onboard systems for 43 driverless metro trains on order for London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Teleste will supply passenger information, public address and CCTV systems and ultrawide TFT displays for the trains, which are expected to enter service from 2023.

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Battery system for French regional hybrid trains clears initial tests

ALSTOM announced the successful completion of tests of a prototype battery system for use in regional diesel-electric hybrid Regiolis trains on December 1.

December 2, 2020 | Main line

International team to study Budapest tunnel project

THE Hungarian government’s Budapest Development Centre (BFK) has selected several national and international partners to study the feasibility of an underground link between Budapest-Déli and Budapest-Nyugati stations, as well as carry out a preliminary impact assessment for the project.

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Trafikverket awards turnout condition monitoring contract

THE Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has awarded Vossloh a multi-year contract to equip 1000 sets of turnouts with condition monitoring sensors.

December 2, 2020 | Main line

DB and Sweg granted contract extensions in southeast Germany

THE state of Baden-Württemberg has granted extensions to six regional concessions operated by DB Regio and Southwest German Transport (Sweg).

December 1, 2020 | Europe

Go-Ahead Bavaria awards fleet maintenance contract

GO-Ahead Bavaria has awarded a fleet maintenance contract to Transmashholding (TMH) International ahead of the start of regional concessions in southern Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

December 1, 2020 | Main line

Hull Trains and Grand Central to resume operation

BRITISH open-access operators Hull Trains and Grand Central are both set to resume operation on December 3 following a temporary suspension of service during England’s second coronavirus lockdown.

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