BIDS will be submitted to Hungary's National Info-communications Services Company (NISZ) this week for a contract to extend GSM-R coverage to a further 905 route-km of the country's main line network.
ALL Fyra V250 high-speed services between Amsterdam and Brussels were cancelled on January 17 and again on January 18 as a precaution following damage to the underside of three trains.
SPAIN's infrastructure manager Adif has outlined plans to sell 333 non-operational station buildings and more than 1500 staff houses in an effort to reduce maintenance expenses and reduce a small part of its €15bn debt, which this year will incur interest payments of €350m.
ITALY's prime minister Mr Mario Monti officially inaugurated Turin Porta Susa station on January 14 marking completion of a project to rebuild and expand the station to provide the city with a high-speed rail hub.
THE Czech Republic's newest open-access passenger operator, Leo Express, will offer a full service on the Prague – Ostrava – Bohumin route for the first time from January18, when it will ramp up the number of round trips per weekday from five to eight to provide a service every two hours.
GE has announced it is to expand its strategic partnership with Tülomsaş, which will see the Turkish manufacturer become the main supplier of PowerHaul diesel locomotives for Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa.
ALSTOM handed over the first of 19 Citadis low-floor LRVs for Paris light rail Line T7 to Mr Jean-Paul Huchon, chairman of Ile-de-France Transport Authority (Stif), in a ceremony at its La Rochelle plant on January 12.
AFTER almost four years of delays, the president and CEO of Attiko Metro Mr Christos Tsitouras and Mr Dimitrios Dinopoulos, representative of concessionaire Themeli finally signed the contract for the extension of the Athens light rail network to Piraeus port on January 14.
ONE of Russia's largest private railfreight operators, NefteTrans Service (NTS), plans an initial public offering of ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange during the first half of this year.
AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has published plans for a 250km/h line to link Salzburg and Köstendorf to relieve congestion on the parallel Salzburg – Vienna main line and provide an alternative to the tortuous Salzburg – Steindorf section.
