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February 21, 2020 | Technology

Giro to provide TER planning, optimising and scheduling software

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has selected the Hastus software from Giro to provide planning, optimising and scheduling services for TER operations.

February 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Finland and VR renegotiate PSO contract

FINLAND’s Ministry of Transport and Communications and national operator VR have started negotiations to determine the method of procuring public service obligation (PSO) passenger services in the country, after the current agreement comes to an end in December.

February 20, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Central leases fleet for Blackpool - London service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced it is investing more than £21m to lease 24 coaches and five locomotives to operate services between Blackpool North and London Euston, which are due to launch later this year.

February 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Passenger services return to Hamburg line after 50 years

PASSENGER services returned to the short 3km Tornesch - Uetersen line north of Hamburg for the first time in more than 50 years on February 20.

February 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail

MAV looks to expand late night regional services

HUNGARIAN operator MAV says night services on the Szobin, Esztergom and Cegléd lines, which began operating between 00.00 and 04.00 in the autumn, have proved popular, with hundreds of passengers using the services.

February 20, 2020 | Main line

Hessian State Railway re-awarded Wetterau West-East services

THE Rhein-Main Transport Association (RMV) has re-awarded Hessian State Railway (HLB) a 10-year contract to operate Wetterau West-East services on regional lines in the Wetterau region of Hesse.

February 20, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight through Port of Hamburg jumps 10%

RAIL freight passing through the Port of Hamburg jumped 10.4% to 2.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019, a new record for the port.

February 20, 2020 | Middle East

New light rail service opens in Doha

Msheireb Properties opened a 2km light rail line in the Mshreireb district of downtown Doha at the end of December. The new line is using hybrid battery-LPG vehicles developed by TIG/m, United States. David Burroughs talks to president Brad Read about the development and application of this technology.

February 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

Integrated rail network planned in Riga

LATVIA’s Ministry of Transport has appointed a team led by RB Rail to conduct a four-month study of how to integrate Rail Baltica with the conventional rail network in Riga.

February 19, 2020 | Fleet

Lower Silesian Railways to order first Polish bi-mode trains

POLISH operator Lower Silesian Railways (KD) has announced plans to purchase six bi-mode electro-diesel trains - the first in Poland - as part of a broader fleet expansion.

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