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December 12, 2018 | Main line

Arriva continues Pågatågen operations under new contract

ARRIVA began its second term as operator of the Pågatågen regional network in Skåne, Sweden, on December 9 under a new €550 contract which extends the operator’s franchise until 2026.

December 12, 2018 | Fleet

Norske Tog exercises option for 25 Flirt EMUs

NORWEGIAN state-owned rolling stock company Norske Tog has signed a contract with Stadler for 25 additional Flirt EMUs, using the final option from a contract signed in 2008.

December 12, 2018 | Central/South America

Brazil launches tenders for North-South Railway concession

THE Brazilian government launched procurement of the concession for the construction, operation and maintenance of the North-South Railway (FNS) with a tender notice in the Official Journal of the Union (DOU) on November 30.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler and Voith to modernise Swiss metre-gauge EMUs

SWITZERLAND’s metre-gauge Forch Railway (FB) has awarded Stadler Rail a contract to modernise 13 metre-gauge Be 4/6 EMUs, which are used on Line S18 services from Zürich Stadelhofen to Esslingen.

December 11, 2018 | Main line

Stirling - Dunblane/Alloa electric services begin

SCOTLAND’s Edinburgh - Glasgow Improvement Programme (Egip) reached a milestone on December 9, when ScotRail began operating electric services from Stirling to Dunblane and Alloa following the completion of electrification of the two lines.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Second generation Avenio LRVs enter service in Munich

THE Government of Upper Bavaria has approved the first Avenio TZ LRVs for use on the Munich light rail network, with the LRVs coming into service on December 10.

December 11, 2018 | Asia

More 'Train 18' inter-city EMUs for Indian Railways

THE Indian Railways Board has approved the production of four additional 'Train 18' inter-city EMUs during the current financial year.

December 11, 2018 | News

Go-Ahead and Transdev win Bavarian regional tenders

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has announced the winners of the contracts to operate the Augsburger Networks concessions. The contracts, which together represent 10.3 million train-km annually, were tendered as two lots.

December 11, 2018 | Financial

RZD Logistics reports increase in revenue and profit

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) subsidiary RZD Logistics reported Roubles 30.5bn ($US 459.3m) in revenue from the first nine months of 2018, up 28% from Roubles 23.9bn during the same period in 2017.

December 11, 2018 | Fleet

Hamburger Hochbahn orders additional DT5 metro trains

HAMBURG U-Bahn operator Hamburger Hochbahn has ordered 13 additional DT5 trains from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier.

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