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February 27, 2020 | Fleet

Hydrogen operation tested in the Netherlands

RAIL Adventure has delivered a two-car Alstom iLint hydrogen-powered train to Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, ahead of tests on the non-electrified line between Leeuwarden and Groningen, the first such trials in the country.

February 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

Specialist partners sought for Britain's east-west rail project

EAST West Railway has published a prior information notice to find specialist partners to help the company deliver the proposed East-West Rail project to connect Oxford and Cambridge.

February 25, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Satellite rail positioning - batteries for iLint - cloud-based analytics

NORWAY: Bane NOR and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have entered into a collaboration agreement for a project that will use satellite signals to measure track position on selected routes.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

Vy awards fleet maintenance and cleaning contracts

NORWEGIAN passenger operator Vy has awarded EuroMaint and NSB Traffic Service contracts to provide maintenance and support services for its services on the Bergens and Vosse lines as part of Traffic Package 3 West.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

SBB ICN fleet set for SFr 400m upgrade

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced a SFr 400m ($US 408m) plan to modernise 44 intercity tilting trains (ICN) at its Yverdon-les-Bains facility between 2021 and 2029.

February 24, 2020 | Financial

IRJ in brief - Financial: Strong sales for TMH - passenger growth for SJ - loss for DSB

RUSSIA: Transmashholding (TMH) recorded Roubles 286bn ($US 4.3bn) in sales in 2019, up 26.8% from Roubles 225.6bn in 2018.

February 24, 2020 | News

FS introduces anti-coronavirus initiatives

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) introduced a series of measures to comply with a new law approved on February 22 by Italy’s Council of Ministers to counter the outbreak of coronavirus or Covid-2019 in Lombardy and Veneto.

February 22, 2020 | Europe

IRJ in brief - Projects: Swiss track-doubling delayed - Hesse investment - Madrid renewals

SWITZERLAND: The track doubling of the Grellingen - Duggingen line is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2025, two years later than scheduled.

February 21, 2020 | Main line

Norway calls for input before tendering Traffic Package 4

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate has called for input from operators ahead of tendering for the Eastern Norway Traffic Package 4, which is due to begin in the autumn.

February 21, 2020 | Main line

Croatia and Slovenia to improve cross-border services

CROATIA and Slovenia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth €2.8m to improve rail services between the two countries as part of the European Connect2CE project.

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