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August 23, 2019 | Europe

Slovenia secures EU funding for Maribor - Šentilj upgrade

THE European Commission confirmed on August 22 that Slovenia will receive €101m from the European Union Cohesion Fund towards the upgrading of the line between Maribor and Šentilj on the Austrian border south of Graz.

August 22, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier awarded Dresden LRV contract

DRESDEN Public Transport (DVB), Saxony, has signed a contract with Bombardier to supply and maintain 30 Flexity LRVs, which will be equipped with the Obstacle Detection and Assistance System (ODAS) for collision prevention.

August 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards five-year technical and support contracts

BRITISH network manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded contracts to Altran and Aecom to support the delivery of work within its Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) strategic plan during Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019-2024.

August 22, 2019 | Metros

Siemens presents first Vienna U-Bahn Type X bodyshell

SIEMENS Mobility and Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien presented the first completed bodyshell for the third-generation fleet of Vienna U-Bahn trains at Siemens’ Simmering plant on August 22.

August 22, 2019 | Main line

SBB and BLS reach compromise on inter-city concessions

THE Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications announced on August 22 that the BLS and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have reached a compromise agreement on the operation of the country’s inter-city network.

August 21, 2019 | Fleet

DB breaks ground on Berlin ICE depot expansion

GERMAN Rail (DB) held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 21 to officially launch construction on a €260m project to expand Berlin Rummelsburg ICE depot.

August 21, 2019 | Fleet

Alpha Trains upgrades Flirt EMUs for Keolis

ROLLING stock leasing company Alpha Trains has completed a project to upgrade 44 Stadler Flirt EMUs used by Keolis on the Teutoburger Wald and Hellweg regional networks in Germany.

August 21, 2019 | Main line

Lithuanian Railways to establish passenger subsidiary

THE passenger operations of Lithuanian Railways (LG) will be transferred to a new subsidiary under plans approved by the company’s board earlier this month.

August 21, 2019 | High-speed

Terms of independent HS2 review released

BRITISH secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, announced the terms of an independent review into the High Speed 2 (HS2) project on August 21, which will consider the necessity, scope and cost of the project.

August 21, 2019 | Infrastructure

EU grants €114m to Naples - Cancello line upgrade

THE European Union (EU) has announced a €114m grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to upgrade a 15.5km line between Naples and Cancello in southern Italy.

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