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January 18, 2019 | Main line

Study to plan reopening of Berlin-Wilhelmsruh - Basdorf line

THE German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, along with regional transport authority VBB and train operator and infrastructure manager Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB), have agreed to re-open the line from Berlin-Wilhelmsruh north to Schönwalde and Basdorf to passenger trains by December 2023.

January 18, 2019 | Fleet

Belarus Railways orders more Stadler Flirt EMUs

BELARUS Railways (BC) and Stadler signed a contract on January 17 for the delivery of 10 Flirt EMUs for inter-regional services, with the first trains due to be put into operation from 2020.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

DB sets five-point strategy for 2019

THE CEO of German Rail (DB) Mr Richard Lutz and his board presented a five-point plan highlighting the company's priorities in 2019 to the German Federal transport minister, Mr Andreas Scheuer, on January 17.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

Spain to ramp up rail spending in 2019

SPAIN’s minister of public works Mr José Luis Ábalos unveiled details of the Ministry of Development’s €9.97bn 2019 budget on January 14, confirming a significant increase in public spending in the rail sector.

January 18, 2019 | Europe

ProRail focuses on capacity and speed as Dutch ridership surge continues

Pier Eringa, CEO of ProRail, talks to Keith Barrow.

January 17, 2019 | Metros

First Hohhot metro train revealed

THE first train for the inaugural metro line in the Inner Mongolian capital Hohhot was officially presented to local government and transit officials at a ceremony at the CRRC Changke Railway Vehicles plant on January 13.

January 17, 2019 | Main line

ODEG makes major gains in Berlin with new Elbe-Spree regional contracts

DB Regio and East German Railway Company (ODEG) will share the contracts to operate the future Elbe-Spree Network serving Berlin and Brandenburg from December 2022 to 2034. According to local media, the contracts have been provisionally awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB), but remain subject to a 10-day statutory cooling-off period.

January 16, 2019 | Main line

Stadler to supply additional narrow-gauge DMUs to southern Italy

APPULO Lucane Railway (FAL) has awarded Stadler a €22.8m contract to supply four three-car narrow-gauge DMUs, with an option for four additional DMUs.

January 16, 2019 | Europe

Online distribution dispute raises questions over Swedish passenger market opening

SWEDEN has long been ahead of the curve in the liberalisation of its railways, and the country began setting a precedent for reforms across Europe as long ago as 1963, when the Transport Policy Act separated Swedish State Railways (SJ) activities into commercial and subsidised segments.

January 15, 2019 | Africa

President of Senegal attends Dakar TER handover

THE president of Senegal Mr Macky Sall attended a ceremony at Dakar station on January 14 to mark the official handover of the first phase of the Dakar TER.

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