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June 18, 2019 | Financial

RegioJet issues €36m in bonds as growth continues

REGIOJET announced on June 18 that it has completed a €36m bond issue on the Prague Stock Exchange, which will help to fund the development of the open-access operator’s train fleet.

June 18, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain requests French train paths

OPEN-access operator FlixTrain has submitted a request to French rail regulator Arafer seeking train paths on five routes, where it plans to compete with incumbent operator SNCF Mobilités.

June 17, 2019 | Light Rail

Keolis to operate Paris light rail Line T9

ILE-DE-FRANCE Mobility has selected Keolis for a contract to operate Paris light rail Line T9, which is due to open at the end of this year.

June 17, 2019 | North America

Bombardier to build California assembly plant

BOMBARDIER announced on June 14 that it is opening a rail vehicle assembly facility in Pittsburg, California, for its “Fleet of the Future” metro cars for San Francisco.

June 17, 2019 | Europe

SJ selected for Norway’s Traffic Package North

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate announced on June 17 that it has selected SJ Norge, a subsidiary of Swedish national train operator SJ, for the Traffic Package North contract to operate passenger services on six lines in central and northern Norway.

June 17, 2019 | Infrastructure

Planning order granted for Niebüll - Westerland track doubling

GERMANY’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has granted infrastructure manager DB Network a planning order for the construction of a second track on part of the Hamburg - Westerland (Sylt) line in Schleswig-Holstein.

June 17, 2019 | Europe

British passenger journeys reach record high

PASSENGER journeys in Britain reached a record-high of 1.759 billion in 2018-19, a 3% increase following a drop of 1.4% in 2017-18, the largest decrease recorded since 1993-94.

June 17, 2019 | Policy

EU Agency for Railways becomes European cross-border rail authority

THE European Union (EU) came a step closer to its goal of creating a Single European Railway Area on June 16, when the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) became responsible for vehicle authorisation, safety certification of train operators, and approval of ERTMS trackside systems.

June 17, 2019 | Locomotives

More diesel locomotives to be rebuilt for PKP Intercity

PKP Intercity (PKP IC) has agreed a Zlotys 90.3m ($US 23.7m) contract with rail engineering firm H Cegielski in Poznan, Poland, to rebuild 13 class SM42 diesel locomotives. The work is being funded as part of the European Union (EU) Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment 2014 - 2020.

June 14, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Stadler Flirts authorised for passenger use

BRITISH national safety authority, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Stadler’s 24 four-car bi-mode multiple unit Flirt trains for Greater Anglia, a first for the Swiss manufacturer.

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