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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 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.

February 19, 2020 | Freight

Lineas CEO calls for urgent shift of freight to rail

THE CEO of Belgian rail freight operator Lineas, Mr Geert Pauwels, called on decision-makers within and outside the rail industry to unite behind a modal shift of freight to rail.

February 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

RATP starts test running on Paris Line 14 metro extension

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has started test running on the northern extension to metro Line 14.

February 19, 2020 | Africa

South Africa suspends long-distance passenger service after accident

SOUTH Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued passenger rail operator Prasa with a prohibition directive preventing it from operating long-distance Shozaloza Meyl trains with immediate effect.

February 18, 2020 | Locomotives

Hitachi to equip new VR Group locomotives with ERTMS

HITACHI has been awarded a contract to install ERTMS on 60 diesel locomotives Stadler Rail Valencia is supplying to Finland’s VR Group.

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