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December 12, 2018 | Light Rail

Ruhrbahn orders 26 LRVs from Bombardier

GERMAN light rail operator Ruhrbahn signed a contract worth nearly €80m with Bombardier on December 12 for 26 Flexity Classic low-floor LRVs for use on the tramway networks in Essen and Mühlheim.

December 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Île-de-France Mobility funds more new and refurbished trains

THE board of Île-de-France Mobility voted on December 12 to approve financing for the purchase of 47 additional Bombardier Francilien suburban EMUs and the modernisation of 43 MI2N double-deck EMUs used on Paris RER Line A.

December 12, 2018 | Metros

Hamburg U-Bahn Line U4 extension opens

THE 1.3km southern extension of Hamburg U-Bahn Line U4 from HafenCity University to Elbe Bridges opened on December 6.

December 12, 2018 | Main line

Arriva continues Pågatågen operations under new contract

ARRIVA began its second term as operator of the Pågatågen regional network in Skåne, Sweden, on December 9 under a new €550 contract which extends the operator’s franchise until 2026.

December 12, 2018 | Fleet

Norske Tog exercises option for 25 Flirt EMUs

NORWEGIAN state-owned rolling stock company Norske Tog has signed a contract with Stadler for 25 additional Flirt EMUs, using the final option from a contract signed in 2008.

December 11, 2018 | Main line

Stirling - Dunblane/Alloa electric services begin

SCOTLAND’s Edinburgh - Glasgow Improvement Programme (Egip) reached a milestone on December 9, when ScotRail began operating electric services from Stirling to Dunblane and Alloa following the completion of electrification of the two lines.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Second generation Avenio LRVs enter service in Munich

THE Government of Upper Bavaria has approved the first Avenio TZ LRVs for use on the Munich light rail network, with the LRVs coming into service on December 10.

December 11, 2018 | News

Go-Ahead and Transdev win Bavarian regional tenders

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has announced the winners of the contracts to operate the Augsburger Networks concessions. The contracts, which together represent 10.3 million train-km annually, were tendered as two lots.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Hamburger Hochbahn orders additional DT5 metro trains

HAMBURG U-Bahn operator Hamburger Hochbahn has ordered 13 additional DT5 trains from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier.

December 11, 2018 | Light Rail

Automating Switzerland’s Waldenburg Railway

Prose has conducted a feasibility study into the phased automation of a narrow-gauge light rail line in Switzerland as part of a major upgrade. As Sandro Napoli, senior consultant at Prose explains, the project is expected to pave the way for future narrow-gauge railway automation in Switzerland.

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