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May 24, 2019 | Main line

SNCF, Stagecoach and Virgin launch legal action over West Coast Partnership franchise

STAGECOACH Group and its bid partners French National Railways (SNCF) and Virgin have launched legal action against Britain’s Department for Transport over the procurement of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise.

May 24, 2019 | Main line

SJ wins Øresundståg operating contract

SWEDISH national train operator SJ has been awarded a contract to operate Sweden - Denmark Øresundståg services for eight years from December 2020.

May 23, 2019 | Main line

Flixtrain launches third train service in Germany

FLIXTRAIN launched a new passenger service on May 23 linking Berlin with Cologne. This is the open-access operator’s third long-distance route in Germany adding to the Cologne - Hamburg and Berlin - Stuttgart services.

May 23, 2019 | Fleet

Saarland and Grand Est plan joint order for cross-border regional trains

THE Council of Ministers of the German state of Saarland has approved a cooperation and financing agreement with the French region of Grand Est which paves the way for the joint procurement of a new fleet of trains for cross-border regional services.

May 23, 2019 | Europe

Abellio Baden-Württemberg Talent 2 fleet delayed

ABELLIO will be required to use alternative trains on some routes in Baden-Württemberg and subcontract other services to DB Regio following the late delivery of a fleet of 52 Talent 2 EMUs by Bombardier.

May 23, 2019 | Fleet

Regiojet acquires DB double-deck coaches for Slovakian services

CZECH and Slovak train operator Regiojet has purchased 10 double-deck coaches from DB Regio to boost capacity on the Bratislava - Dunajská Streda - Komárno line in Slovakia.

May 22, 2019 | Fleet

Mireo EMU order to boost Cologne - Remagen capacity

LINE RB 26 regional Services on the Middle Rhine Railway between Cologne and Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, will begin operating three trains in multiple from the start of the 2020 timetable following the signing of a contract on May 22 between the regional traffic authorities, operator TransRegio and Siemens for six new Mireo EMUs.

May 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Virgin Trains USA awards contracts for West Palm Beach - Orlando line

VIRGIN Trains USA, formerly Brightline, has awarded five contracts worth $US 4bn for the construction of a 273km line from West Palm Beach to the completed intermodal station in the new south terminal at Orlando International Airport (OIA).

May 21, 2019 | Infrastructure

Athens - Thessaloniki journey times slashed

TRAINOSE has cut more than one hour off the journey time between Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, following the introduction of a new timetable on May 20.

May 21, 2019 | Fleet

RMV orders 27 hydrogen trains from Alstom

RHINE-MAIN Transport Authority (RMV) subsidiary Fahma has awarded Alstom and Infraserv Höchst a €500m contract to supply 27 hydrogen fuel cell Coradia iLint multiple units, which will replace diesel trains on four regional lines in the Taunus region north of Frankfurt-am-Main from 2022.

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