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November 27, 2019 | Fleet

Azerbaijan Railways orders 10 Flirt multiple units

AZERBAIJAN Railways (ADY) and Stadler have signed a €115m contract for the delivery of 10 five-car Flirt multiple units, including four inter-regional DMUs, three inter-regional EMUs and three regional EMUs.

November 27, 2019 | Main line

East West Rail appoints consortium for preparatory work

BRITAIN’s East West Rail Company (EWR) has appointed an Arup-led consortium to undertake preparatory work on the Bedford - Cambridge central section of the planned East West Rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.

November 27, 2019 | Technology

Renfe trials MaaS platform ahead of 2020 launch

SPANISH national operator Renfe presented its new Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform at the Smart City Expo world congress in Barcelona on November 20.

November 27, 2019 | Fleet

Russia’s Central Suburban Passenger Company orders express EMUs

TRANSMASHHOLDING subsidiary Demikhovsky Machine Building Plant (DMZ) has signed a contract with Russia’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) for the supply of six 11-car 3kV dc EP2D EMUs, which will be delivered by the end of the year.

November 27, 2019 | Fleet

Vietnam Railways to renew passenger fleet

VIETNAM National Railways (VNR) has announced plans to purchase 300 new coaches and additional locomotives by 2023 to improve services.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

RSSB appoints Arup to study introduction of hydrogen trains in Britain

BRITAIN’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed global engineering consultancy Arup to develop a ‘route map to enter service’ for hydrogen-powered trains on Britain’s mainline network.

November 26, 2019 | Europe

Leo Express to expand to Poland-Ukraine border

POLISH railway authority UTK has granted permission to Leo Express Global to operate direct services between Prague via Katowice to Medyka on the Polish-Ukrainian border.

November 26, 2019 | Policy

UIC annual report: 2018 safest year on record

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) has published its annual report on railway accidents, which reveals that accidents and the number of victims on the 27 UIC member railways from Europe and the Middle East which take part, fell by 17% between 2013 and 2018.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

National railways partner to improve Swiss connections

THE national operators in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria and Italy have announced plans to further cooperate on international long-distance services into and through Switzerland, starting from the December timetable change.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

TransPennine Express introduces new Nova fleet

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) launched its new ‘Nova’ fleet of trains in a ceremony at Liverpool’s Lime Street Station on November 22, completing a £500mfleet upgrade project.

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