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February 7, 2020 | News

DB presents refurbished former Westbahn EMU

GERMAN Rail (DB) presented the first of 17 refurbished former Westbahn Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs at Berlin Main Station on February 6 ahead of the introduction of nine trains on the Rostock - Berlin - Dresden inter-city route on March 8.

February 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link rail consultancy contract awarded

DANISH planning company Femern has appointed SNC Lavalin subsidiary Atkins to provide consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link railway that will run through the 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany. The contract will run for eight years, and includes an option for an extension.

February 6, 2020 | Fleet

CAF awarded €100m Nordic fleet and maintenance contracts

NORWEGIAN operator VY has awarded CAF subsidiary Euromaint a contract to maintain the Bergen Railway fleet over nine years, one of two contracts worth a total of €100m awarded to the manufacturer in the Nordic region.

February 6, 2020 | Main line

DB Regio wins interim Euregiobahn contract

REGIONAL public transport authority Rhineland Local Transport, Cologne, has awarded incumbent operator DB Regio an interim four-year contract to operate services on the Euregiobahn Line RB 20 around Aachen and Düren.

February 5, 2020 | Fleet

DSB awards Talgo international coach contract

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has awarded Talgo a contract to supply eight sets of locomotive-hauled coaches to operate Copenhagen - Hamburg international services from 2023.

February 5, 2020 | Asia

Train services suspended between Russia and North Korea

NORTH Korea’s Ministry of Railways suspended all passenger trains crossing the border to Russia on February 3.

February 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

Serbia 2025 programme includes €3.5bn for rail

SERBIA is to invest more than €3.5bn in railway projects as part of its €14bn Serbia 2025 transport investment programme compared with around €5bn for road.

February 5, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom wins German battery train contract

MID Saxony Transport Authority (VMS), with the support of Greater Leipzig Transport Authority (ZVNL), has awarded Alstom a €100m contract for 11 three-car Coradia Continental battery-EMUs (BEMU), which are scheduled to enter service in 2023.

February 4, 2020 | Main line

East West Rail phase 2 work to proceed

A Works Act Order application by British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for phase 2 of the East-West Rail project to restore services from Oxford and Aylesbury to Milton Keynes and Bedford has been approved by the Department for Transport.

February 4, 2020 | Europe

NS to improve international services in 2021

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to cut the Amsterdam - Berlin journey time and expand high-speed connections to Paris and London from the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13 2020.

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