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July 9, 2019 | Main line

DB Regio wins E-Netz Mainfranken contract

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG), Rhine - Main Transport (RMV) and Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport have selected DB Regio as preferred bidder for a six-year contract to operate the E-Netz Mainfranken regional network.

July 9, 2019 | Fleet

Elron to order new trains as Estonian passenger traffic surges

ESTONIA’s minister of economic affairs and infrastructure Mr Taavi Aas has instructed state-owned passenger operator Elron to move forward with the procurement of new trains to meet surging ridership demand.

July 8, 2019 | Main line

SBB suspends inter-city appeal following talks with BLS

SWISS Federal Railways’ (SBB) has announced it has asked the Federal Administrative Court to suspend its appeal against the Swiss Federal Transport Office’s (BAV) allocation of inter-city concessions after weeks of discussions with BLS.

July 8, 2019 | Main line

Passenger trains return to Bentheim Railway

AFTER a 45-year hiatus, scheduled passenger trains returned to Germany’s Bentheim Railway (BE) on July 6 with the reintroduction of regional services on the 28km Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus line.

July 4, 2019 | Main line

Lithuanian Railways to modernise ticketing systems

LITHUANIAN Railways (LG) has announced plans to upgrade its passenger ticketing system.

July 4, 2019 | Rolling stock

Fleet maintenance at the heart of Stadler’s strategy for Britain

Stadler is at an advanced stage of preparation for the introduction of three new fleets in Britain.

July 4, 2019 | Fleet

VR Group plans EMU order to replace Sm2 fleet

FINNISH operator VR Group has announced plans to invest around €250m to purchase a new fleet of trains to replace the Sm2 EMUs currently used on suburban services around Helsinki.

July 3, 2019 | Technology

Nomad Digital awarded DSB Wi-Fi contract

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has awarded a consortium of Alstom Transport UK, Alstom Transport Denmark and Nomad Digital a contract to install on-board passenger Wi-Fi across the operator’s regional and inter-city fleets.

July 3, 2019 | Europe

Austrian provinces to upgrade regional lines

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the provincial governments of Lower and Upper Austria have signed agreements to invest nearly €1bn in the modernisation and electrification of regional lines.

July 3, 2019 | Main line

Funding secured for Borders Railway extension study

FUNDING has been allocated for a feasibility study into the extension of the Edinburgh - Tweedbank Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle as part of the £394.5m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.

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