FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has reached an agreement to buy a 25% stake in Spanish open-access freight operator Comsa Rail Transport (CRT) for an undisclosed sum.
UKRAINIAN Railways (UZ) is to step up the operation of 160km/h long-distance services by extending the use of new train fleets with the start of the summer timetable on May 26.
SIEMENS has despatched the first completed type C2 train for the Munich U-Bahn to its Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre, where it will undergo trials prior to entering service at the end of the year.
AFTER several years of poor or mixed results, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) achieved a strong turnaround in 2012 with a return to profitability.
SWITZERLAND's metre-gauge Frauenfeld-Wil Railway (FWB) has begun testing the first of a fleet of five new ABe 4/8 emus, which were ordered from Stadler in 2011 at a cost of SFr 31m ($US 33m).
PLANNING for a direct rail link beneath the IJmeer Lake to connect eastern Amsterdam with Almere has been suspended due to the slump in the Dutch property market and constraints on public finances.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) and Renfe have postponed the launch of direct TGV services between Paris and Barcelona due to delays in completing certification of TGV Dasye sets for operation on the Figueres – Barcelona high-speed line.
THE German subsidiary of National Express has invited bids by May 25 from up to six suppliers for a four-year framework contract to supply up to 250 electric trains.
SIEMENS handed over the 100th MX3000 metro train to Oslo Metro operator Collective Transport Production (KTP) on April 24, 10 years after the contract was signed for the initial batch of three-car trains.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) continued to feel the impact of the economic downturn in the first quarter of this year as revenues remained almost static at €8.2bn, a 0.9% year-on-year increase.
