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November 7, 2018 | Main line

SAR launches Riyadh - Jawf overnight service

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) launched its Riyadh - Jawf overnight passenger service on the North-South Railway on November 7, with the first train scheduled to depart on Wednesday evening.

November 7, 2018 | Financial

Strong growth for Eurostar in third quarter

EUROSTAR reported a positive performance and record sales revenues in its third quarter results released on November 7, with passenger numbers up 12% from to 2.69 million to 3 million compared with the previous year, and sales revenues up 17% from £211m in the same period in 2017 to £247m in 2018.

November 7, 2018 | Commuter Rail

North West Rail wins Hannover S-Bahn contract

TRANSDEV subsidiary North West Rail (NWB) has been awarded a contract to operate S-Bahn services in and around Hannover from December 2021, following an unsuccessful appeal. The €1.5bn, 12.5-year contract has an annual average of 9.6 million train-km on the 385km regional network.

November 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Berlin to establish S-Bahn vehicle pool as competitive tendering looms

THE states of Berlin and Brandenburg have agreed to form a vehicle pool for the acquisition and ownership of new rolling stock for the Berlin S-Bahn network.

November 6, 2018 | Europe

Estonia to suspend Tallinn - Pärnu passenger services until 2026

ESTONIAN passenger operator Elron confirmed on November 3 that it will withdraw services from Tallinn to Pärnu, the country’s fourth-largest city, with effect from the start of the 2019 timetable on December 9 due to the poor condition of the track on the southern section of the route.

November 6, 2018 | Main line

NS tests faster trains to Groningen

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) is planning a ‘once-only’ test run early next year to establish the viability of accelerating inter-city services between Amsterdam, Zwolle and Groningen.

November 5, 2018 | Signalling

ICE 4 receives German ETCS approval

GERMANY's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 high-speed train fleet for operation with ETCS in Germany, allowing German Rail (DB) to begin passenger service with the train on the Berlin - Munich route, which is equipped with the system, when it changes its timetable on December 9.

November 5, 2018 | Light Rail

Milwaukee Streetcar opens with a year’s free travel

MILWAUKEE’s The Hop Streetcar was officially opened on November 2, with passengers traveling for free for the first year of operation.

November 2, 2018 | Infrastructure

Talgo shortlists two sites for British rolling stock plant

TALGO has announced the two locations shortlisted as potential sites for its proposed British rolling stock plant.

November 2, 2018 | Main line

Go-Ahead Nordic signs historic contract in Norway

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate and Go-Ahead Nordic signed a contract on October 30 for the first competitively tendered concession for the operation of passenger services on the country’s national network.

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