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February 13, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins another DB ETCS onboard contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Alstom to retrofit 19 ICE1 high-speed trains with ETCS onboard equipment. The contract is worth more than €10m and work is scheduled for completion in September 2021.

February 12, 2020 | Signalling

Dutch conduct first ATO trial with passengers

PASSENGERS have travelled for the first time onboard an ATO test train in the Netherlands in a trial organised by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail, the province of Groningen, Arriva Netherlands and Stadler.

February 12, 2020 | Financial

EIB to help fund Egyptian rail projects

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide up to €2.7m to help fund two Egyptian rail projects.

February 11, 2020 | Europe

Storm force winds disrupt railways across Europe

RAIL services in Britain and Ireland were disrupted by storm force winds of up to 156km/h on February 9 and 10 as Storm Ciara, the worst in seven years, battered the two countries. The intense low-pressure system crossed the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico and continued past the British Isles to northwestern Europe where German forecasters named it Storm Sabine.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

SJ and Vy win Swedish night train contracts

TRAFIKVERKET has awarded Swedish passenger operator SJ and Norwegian operator Vy contracts to operate overnight trains in Sweden.

February 10, 2020 | Policy

China rail traffic plummets in wake of coronavirus epidemic

CHINA National Railway (CR) is reporting huge reductions in passenger traffic due to the coronavirus epidemic and is stepping up measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

West Midlands Trains instructed to invest £20m to improve performance

THE British government has instructed West Midlands Trains to invest an additional £20m to improve services for passengers following poor performance in the second half of 2019.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

DSB prepares to sell spare parts supply division

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has announced plans to restructure the operator’s rolling stock spare part supply division ahead of a market investigation exercise with a view to selling the business to a private party.

February 7, 2020 | Main line

Two bids received to operate Helsinki regional services

HELSINKI Regional Transport (HSL) has received two bids to operate regional rail services around the Finnish capital from June 2021, with the winner of the tender due to be announced in May.

February 7, 2020 | Financial

Strong growth for Leo Express in 2019

PRAGUE-based open-access operator Leo Express carried more than 2.4 million passengers in 2019, up 33% from 1.8 million in 2018, with turnover increasing 25% to more than Koruna 1bn ($US 43.7m), up from Koruna 800m in 2018.

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