GERMAN Rail (DB) has confirmed to IRJ that it plans to place an order for additional class 412 ICE 4 high-speed trains using options available in the original 2011 contract, although the exact number of trains has yet to be finalised.

THE Dutch rail network is set for a new train kilometre record, with the 2019 timetable showing an expansion of train services. However, infrastructure manager Prorail warns the increase is making it increasingly difficult to allocate track capacity among train operators on the Dutch network.

Turkey is transforming its national railway into a modern network with plans in place to extend its two-line 1213km high-speed network to 11,000km by 2023. In an exclusive interview with TCDD’s director general,
Isa Apaydin, David Briginshaw explores recent developments and the next steps for the programme.