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December 16, 2019 | Infrastructure

Burgenland to improve rail infrastructure

BURGENLAND, Austria’s easternmost province, has announced plans to improve its rail infrastructure.

December 16, 2019 | Fleet

Mälartåg double-deck EMUs enter service

SWEDISH operator Mälardal Traffic introduced its fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck Mälartåg EMUs into service on December 15, with the launch of the 2020 timetable.

December 15, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier to maintain Avanti fleet

BOMBARDIER signed a new Train Services Agreement (TSA) with FirstGroup and Trenitalia on December 12 for the new Avanti West Coast franchise in Britain, which started on December 8.

December 13, 2019 | Policy

Draft New Zealand Rail Plan outlines government’s 10-year strategy

THE New Zealand government has released the first draft of the New Zealand Rail Plan, which outlines changes to the way the country’s network is managed and funded.

December 13, 2019 | Infrastructure

Strukton to upgrade Groningen - Winschoten line

DUTCH network manager Prorail has awarded Strukton Rail a contract to upgrade the Groningen - Winschoten line.

December 12, 2019 | Fleet

GoAhead forced to borrow trains for Stuttgart - Nuremberg service

GOAHEAD is set to use trains hired from three operators on Stuttgart - Nuremberg services, one of three new lines it will operate from the December 15 timetable change, rather than the 11 new Stadler three-car Flirt3 XLs ordered for the service.

December 11, 2019 | Fleet

Newag to deliver Impulse 2 EMUs for Lublin

NEWAG and the marshal’s office of Poland’s Lublin Province signed a Zlotys 146.6m ($US 37.9m) contract for the supply of eight two-car Impulse 2 EMUs on December 9, with delivery expected in December 2021.

December 11, 2019 | Technology

NS conducts first ATO test

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) conducted its first test of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) overnight between December 10 and 11. The test was undertaken with a CAF Sprinter New Generation (SNG) EMU between Swifterband and Dronten, a section of the Lelystad - Zwolle Hanseatic Line.

December 10, 2019 | Main line

Vy Tog awarded Traffic Package 3 West contract in Norway

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has awarded Vy Tog (formerly Norwegian State Railways) a contract to operate passenger services on the Oslo S - Bergen, Bergen - Voss - Myrdal and Bergen - Arna routes.

December 10, 2019 | Main line

PKP Intercity announces 2020 timetable

POLISH long-distance operator PKP Intercity has announced the details of its 2020 timetable, which will come into force on December 15.

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