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May 21, 2019 | Fleet

Study finds strong market for hydrogen trains

A study commissioned by the European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) has found significant market potential for FCH technology in rail, which could provide a flexible, zero-emission and potentially cost-competitive solution to replace existing trains.

May 20, 2019 | Rolling stock

GoldenPass variable-gauge system successfully tested

PROSE has successfully tested a newly-developed gauge-changing bogie and the associated gauge changing system in Zweisimmen.

May 20, 2019 | Main line

India completes Sambalpur - Angul electrification

ELECTRIC operation began on the Jharsuguda - Sambalpur - Angul line in Odisha, eastern India, on May 18.

May 17, 2019 | Financial

Talgo net profit up 70% in Q1

SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer Talgo reported net revenues of €87.1m in the first quarter of 2019, a 2% increase year-on-year, while net profit of €7.1m was an increase of 70%.

May 17, 2019 | Europe

SNCF and Karhoo launch Mon Chauffeur first-last mile booking service

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has launched a partnership with Karhoo, a Renault Group start-up, to offer TGV InOui passengers the opportunity to book first or last mile journeys by taxi or private hire vehicles.

May 15, 2019 | Main line

LNER introduces first Azuma multiple unit

BRITISH long-distance operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) introduced the first of 65 class 800/801 Azuma trains on order from Hitachi on its East Coast Main Line (ECML) service between London King’s Cross and Leeds on May 15.

May 15, 2019 | Asia

Thailand selects contractors to build 220km/h line between three airports

THE government of Thailand has selected a group of 13 companies led by the Chareon Pokphand Group (CP) conglomerate for a public-private partnership to develop a $US 6.8bn 220km/h railway between three of the country’s most important airports.

May 13, 2019 | Financial

Arriva sues DfT over East Midlands franchise

ARRIVA has followed Stagecoach in launching legal action against the British government’s Department for Transport (DfT) over its failed bid for the East Midlands franchise.

May 10, 2019 | Main line

BLS pauses plan to take on Swiss inter-city services

SWITZERLAND’s second-largest railway BLS announced on May 9 that it will not take over the operation of two inter-city routes it was awarded in June 2018 by the Swiss Transport Office (BAV) following a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court.

May 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards Dawlish sea wall contract

BRTAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail has awarded a contract to Bam Nuttall to construct the first phase of a new sea wall at Dawlish to protect the main line between Exeter and Plymouth and the town from extreme weather, high waves and predicted rising sea levels.

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