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July 29, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Flirts enter passenger service

THE first fleet of Stadler Flirt trains for a British operator entered service on the morning of July 29, when Abellio Greater Anglia’s class 755 bi-mode multiple units made their passenger debut on the lines from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

July 26, 2019 | Europe

Renfe ridership growth continues

RENFE carried 262 million passengers in the first half of 2019, a 2.6% year-on-year increase, according to ridership figures released by the Spanish national train operator on July 26.

July 25, 2019 | Financial

DB first half punctuality ahead of target but profits down

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) long-distance services improved in the first six months of 2019, but Ebit fell significantly, according to the group’s first half results, which were announced by CEO Dr Richard Lutz on July 25

July 25, 2019 | Europe

AllRail: European liberalisation in jeopardy after WestBahn decline

THE Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) has warned there are serious risks to rail liberalisation in Europe after open-access operator WestBahn announced plans to scale back its operations by half.

July 24, 2019 | Financial

FlixMobility secures funding for expansion

FLIXMOBILITY, the parent company of budget bus operator FlixBus and open-access rail operator FlixTrain, has continued its rise from start-up to international mobility provider with the completion of its Series F funding co-led by private equity houses TCV and Permira.

July 22, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn sells Stadler EMUs to DB and cuts services

AUSTRIAN open access operator Westbahn has announced it is selling its fleet of seven Kiss and 10 Kiss2 double-deck EMUs to German Rail (DB), which it will replace with 15 new six-car Kiss3 sets from Stadler.

July 22, 2019 | Main line

Passenger trains return to Bragado

ARGENTINA’s national operator Argentinean Trains (TA) has re-launched passenger services along the 208km line between Buenos Aires and Bragado four years after they were suspended following serious weather damage to several bridges and track at the western end of the route in August 2015.

July 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Ireland approves plans for National Train Control Centre

IRELAND’s government has approved plans for a new Dublin-based National Train Control Centre (NTCC) to enable the planned and potential future expansion of rail services across the entire Irish network and facilitate the planned expansion of Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart) services under the Dart Expansion Programme.

July 19, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland City Rail Link major works contract signed

AUCKLAND City Rail Link (CRL) developer City Rail Link Ltd has signed a project alliance agreement (PAA) with the Link Alliance, enabling work to begin on two new underground stations, upgrading the existing Mt Eden station, and completing tunnel construction.

July 19, 2019 | Main line

Competition authority raises concerns over East Midlands franchise

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that the decision to award the East Midlands franchise to Netherlands Railways (NS) subsidiary Abellio could result in higher fares on services in eastern England.

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