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November 4, 2019 | High-speed

Four operators vie for Spanish high-speed paths

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has received four requests for paths to operate services following the liberalisation of services on the “network of general interest” (RFIG), including the main high-speed lines, from December 14 2020.

November 4, 2019 | Main line

Train driver numbers in Germany rise, but shortage continues

GERMAN national pro-rail lobby group Allianz pro Schiene has published figures showing that the number of qualified train drivers in Germany have risen to nearly 47,000, a 12% increase over four years.

November 1, 2019 | Main line

Nigeria signs $US 3.9bn contract with China for Abuja - Warri line

THE Nigerian government has signed a $US 3.9bn contract with China Railway Construction Company International (CRCCI) for the construction of a line connecting Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Itakpe and Warri in the south.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

First bi-mode trains in Italy enter service

THREE bi-mode Flirt BMUs entered service on the Aosta - Turin line in the Valle d'Aosta region early last month, the first bi-mode trains to operate in Italy.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom iLint to be tested in the Netherlands

ALSTOM’s hydrogen fuel cell train, iLint, will be tested in the Netherlands following an agreement reached during a climate summit in the north of the country.

October 31, 2019 | High-speed

Contract for Stuttgart airport line awarded

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded Strabag subsidiary Züblin and Max Bögl a €500m contract to construct a line connecting Stuttgart airport to the new Stuttgart - Ulm high-speed line, which is part of the Stuttgart 21 project.

October 31, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens sends Caltrans/Illinois coach to Canada for testing

THE third vehicle in a batch of 137 single-deck coaches which Sumitomo and Siemens are building for California and Illinois has arrived in Canada for cold-weather testing at the National Research Council.

October 30, 2019 | News

Cuba awards additional contract to RZD

CUBA Union Railways (UFC) has awarded a three-year contract worth €92m to RZD International to provide additional assistance to UFC to develop a master plan and upgrade the network.

October 30, 2019 | Main line

French Court of Auditors seeks major reforms to regional rail services

FRANCE’s Court of Auditors says regional express (TER) passenger rail services need major reform to increase traffic and reduce costs, and that only three regions are ready to start tendering services.

October 30, 2019 | Technology

DB begins use of digital interlockings

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun using a digital interlocking on the Rostock - Warnemünde line, the first time a digital interlocking has been used for long-distance services in Germany and the first step in DB’s plan to upgrade the more than 2600 interlockings across the German network.

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