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October 29, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn confirms December train service cutback

AUSTRIA’s open-access inter-city operator Westbahn has confirmed that it will withdraw its hourly Vienna Praterstern - Salzburg service on December 14, cutting the frequency between the two cities in half.

October 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

South Australia launches Gawler line electrification project

WORK is finally starting on a $A 615m ($US 421m) project to electrify the 78km Adelaide - Gawler commuter line in South Australia.

October 29, 2019 | High-speed

Trenitalia to test ETR 1000 between Paris and Lille

IRJ at WCRR 2019: Trenitalia is set to begin dynamic tests next week on the French high-speed network as the operator steps up the certification process for use of ETR 1000 trains in France.

October 28, 2019 | Technology

Shift2Rail launches inaugural Catalogue of Solutions

IRJ at WCRR 2019: Europe’s Shift2Rail joint technology research initiative has launched the inaugural edition of its Catalogue of Solutions, which executive director, Mr Carlo Borghini, says will offer railway executives and buyers a clearer picture of what the rail solutions of the future will look like.

October 28, 2019 | Fleet

First Nuremberg G1 metro train unveiled

THE first of 34 G1 metro trains for operation on Line U1 of the Nuremberg U-Bahn has been presented to Nuremberg Transport (VAG) by Siemens.

October 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Rail Baltica chairman and CEO resigns

MR Timo Riihimäki, the CEO and chairman of RB Rail, the company overseeing the Rail Baltica project, has announced his resignation effective December 19 due to personal reasons.

October 28, 2019 | Freight

Rail Cargo Hungary expands locomotive fleet despite falling traffic

RAIL Cargo Hungary (RCH) CEO, Mr Román Kotiers, has announced plans to expand its locomotive fleet.

October 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Initial works underway on Israel’s East Line

PREPARATORY earthworks have started on part of Israel’s Shekels 8.5bn ($US 2.4bn) East Line project to reopen a 64km line from Hadera East to Lod.

October 28, 2019 | Fleet

Refurbished SBB IC2000 coaches enter service

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) introduced the first refurbished IC2000 double-deck coaches between Zurich and Bern on October 25, marking a milestone in the operator’s SFr 300m ($US 301.4m) fleet modernisation project.

October 28, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Abellio subcontracts DB Regio for S-Bahn services due to driver shortage

ABELLIO Rail, a subsidiary of Netherlands Railways (NS), has announced in the Official Journal of the European Union that it has subcontracted DB Regio to operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Line S3 (Oberhausen - Essen - Hattingen) between December 15 and March 1 2020.

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