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April 16, 2019 | Technology

Rail Innovation Group launches Recognised Innovation Scheme

THE Rail Innovation Group and Hitachi Rail announced on April 15 the creation of the Recognised Innovation Scheme, a new programme aiming to open up the railway industry to new innovations to improve passenger experiences.

April 15, 2019 | Fleet

Rhaetian Railway unveils first Flügel EMU

SWITZERLAND’s Rhaetian Railway (RhB) and Stadler celebrated the unveiling of the first Flügel EMU on April 15 at an event in Altenrhein attended by around 120 guests.

April 15, 2019 | Fleet

NS receives €21m for V250 Fyra debacle

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has received €21m in compensation from Finmeccanica as part of a 2014 settlement between the two companies following the cancellation of NS’ order for 16 AnsaldoBreda V250 Fyra high-speed trains.

April 15, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Duagon Men Group acquires OEM Technology Solutions

DUAGON Men Group signed an agreement at the beginning of April to acquire 100% of the shares of OEM Technology Solutions, Australia, which develops and produces control and automation products including controllers, I/O products and gateways and cloud software services for diagnostics and condition-based monitoring.

April 15, 2019 | Freight

GB Railfreight to purchase ERTMS-enabled driver simulators

GB RAILFREIGHT (GBRf) has invested £850,000 in two new locomotive simulators, the first full-cab freight ERTMS-capable simulators in Britain.

April 15, 2019 | News

Eurostar loses 110,000 passengers due to industrial action

EUROSTAR lost an estimated 110,000 passengers in March following strike action by customs officers in Paris, which began on March 4.

April 15, 2019 | Europe

Stagecoach presses DfT for answers following franchise disqualification

STAGECOACH Group has written to Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) calling for answers over the awarding of the East Midlands franchise after it was disqualified from participating in three franchise competitions, alleging changes to the bidding instructions and contradictions from DfT officials.

April 15, 2019 | Main line

Länderbahn wins Czech regional tender

THE Czech region of Ústí nad Labem has awarded Netinera subsidiary Länderbahn a contract to operate regional rail services around the town Louny in Northern Bohemia.

April 15, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens battery EMU demonstrated in Austria

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens demonstrated the operation of the prototype Desiro ML battery-electric multiple unit on April 12 in connection with a congress on regional public transport in Wiener Neustadt.

April 12, 2019 | Light Rail

Lyon to renegotiate Rhônexpress concession

LYON Metropolitan Council and the city’s public transport authority Sytral announced on April 12 that they are planning to renegotiate the concession for the Rhônexpress tram-train link between the city centre and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport.

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