THE British House of Commons Select Committee on the High-Speed 2 (HS2) Hybrid Bill has published its final report. The bill will now go forward for further consideration in the House of Parliament and then the House of Lords.

EGIS, France, is to undertake engineering, procurement and construction management for system equipment on Paris metro Line 18 – part of the Grand Paris Express project.

SIEMENS presented the first of 74 Inspiro metro vehicles for Riyadh's metro in Vienna today.

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) turnover for 2015 increased by 20% to €4973m – but profits fell by €62m to €118m.

BIDS for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding closed on February 16, with up to €200m available for European Rail Traffic Management (ERTMS) projects, €50m for rail interoperability and a potential share of other funds not dedicated to any specific mode.

THE Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking has appointed Mr Carol Borghini as its new executive director. The announcement comes as the body reaches operational status with all members selected and the first call for research activities underway.

THE driver of an Arriva Stadler 2/8 EMU was killed after the train hit a mobile crane on a level crossing at Dalfsen on the Zwolle-Emmen line at 09.00 CET.

IRJ at International Railway Summit 2016: EUROPEAN Railway Agency (ERA) executive director Dr Josef Doppelbauer says he is now "almost certain" that the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package will come into force on June 1.

SERVICES on Washington DC's DC Streetcar H/Benning Line are due to begin on February 27 after more than a decade of planning, construction and testing.

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) is planning to order up to 300 more EMUs in addition to its existing framework contract for 200 Siemens Desiro ML sets.