GERMAN Rail (DB) recorded a 17.4% drop in Ebit to €974m during the first half of 2018 which DB’s CEO Dr Richard Lutz attributes to bad weather and the French rail strikes which impacted rail freight traffic.

BRITISH network manager Network Rail (NR) has submitted a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) for phase 2 of the East West Rail project between Bicester and Bedford, which includes a proposal to revive a disused section of line between Claydon Junction and Bletchley.

DENVER City Council approved a $US 78.9m contract on July 23 for Bombardier Transportation to supply 26 new cars for Denver International Airport’s (DIA) underground peoplemover to meet an increase in passenger traffic.

THE board of directors of SNCF Mobility have approved a contract worth €2.7bn with Alstom for the supply of 100 next-generation TGV high-speed trains.

NIGERIAN Railway Corporation (NRC) invites suppliers and consultants to pre-qualify for several projects under its 2018 budget for its narrow and standard-gauge networks, including new trains.

CZECH private operator RegioJet has won its first tender to operate regional services in the Czech Republic. The company already operates tendered regional services in Slovakia and open-access long distance services from Prague to Vienna, Bratislava and Kosice.

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply 396 Movia metro cars to run on the high-capacity North - South and East - West metro lines.

ALSTOM has signed a €60m contract with Transport for Victoria (TfV), the Australian state’s public transport authority, to supply five additional six-car X’Trapolis EMUs for Melbourne’s suburban rail network.

COLOGNE-based transport authority Rhineland Local Transport (NVR) has begun the tender process to fully reopen the 30km Düren - Euskirchen via Zülpich line, located between Aachen and Bonn, from December 2020.

THE city council in the Bavarian city of Regensburg has voted overwhelmingly to back plans for the construction of a light rail network.