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February 21, 2020 | Technology

Giro to provide TER planning, optimising and scheduling software

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has selected the Hastus software from Giro to provide planning, optimising and scheduling services for TER operations.

February 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Finland and VR renegotiate PSO contract

FINLAND’s Ministry of Transport and Communications and national operator VR have started negotiations to determine the method of procuring public service obligation (PSO) passenger services in the country, after the current agreement comes to an end in December.

February 20, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Central leases fleet for Blackpool - London service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced it is investing more than £21m to lease 24 coaches and five locomotives to operate services between Blackpool North and London Euston, which are due to launch later this year.

February 20, 2020 | Main line

Hessian State Railway re-awarded Wetterau West-East services

THE Rhein-Main Transport Association (RMV) has re-awarded Hessian State Railway (HLB) a 10-year contract to operate Wetterau West-East services on regional lines in the Wetterau region of Hesse.

February 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

Integrated rail network planned in Riga

LATVIA’s Ministry of Transport has appointed a team led by RB Rail to conduct a four-month study of how to integrate Rail Baltica with the conventional rail network in Riga.

February 19, 2020 | Fleet

Lower Silesian Railways to order first Polish bi-mode trains

POLISH operator Lower Silesian Railways (KD) has announced plans to purchase six bi-mode electro-diesel trains - the first in Poland - as part of a broader fleet expansion.

February 18, 2020 | Main line

SJ plans Gothenburg/Malmö - Duved night train

SWEDEN’s national passenger operator SJ is investigating the feasibility of running a peak season night train from Gothenburg and Malmö to Duved in Jämtland.

February 17, 2020 | Fleet

Czech Railways class 646 DMUs enter service

CZECH Railways (ČD) and the Olomouc region have begun operating two class 646 DMUs, which were purchased from DB Regio, on the non-electrified Olomouc - Drahanovice line.

February 14, 2020 | North America

BC pipeline protest closes CN and Via Rail networks

A protest against the construction of the 670km Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, which led to blockades of CN tracks, has forced the Class 1 railway to shut its eastern Canada rail network, crippling the Via Rail passenger network.

February 14, 2020 | Fleet

DB Regio orders Mireo trains for Lausitz network

DB Regio has ordered 18 three-car Mireo EMUs from Siemens for services on the Lausitz regional network in Brandenburg and Saxony.

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