RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) announced on July 7 that it has selected Abellio and Keolis for two contracts to operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and regional services from December 2019.
STADLER Pankow presented the first Flirt 3 regional EMU for the Dutch-German Lower Rhine Network to operator Abellio Rail NRW and Rhine-Ruhr transport authority VRR in a ceremony at Abellio's Hagen depot on June 9.
ABELLIO Rail Südwest has awarded Bombardier a €215m contract to supply 43 Talent 2 EMUs for Baden-Württemberg Network 1a (Neckar Network), which Abellio will operate for 13 years from 2019.
THE troubled procurement of regional train and bus services in the Dutch province of Limburg overcame its final legal obstacle on April 14 when incumbent operator Veolia Transport Nederland dropped its appeal against the decision to award the concession to Arriva.
BRITAIN's Department for Transport announced on April 7 that it has shortlisted three bidders for a contract to operate the West Midlands from next year.
COMPETITION continues to erode German Rail's dominance of the German regional rail market, according to a report published in March by German Federation of Regional Passenger Rail Authorities (BAG-SPNV).
ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland has awarded Alstom a €170m contract to supply 52 Coradia Lint 41 regional DMUs for the Saxony-Anhalt Diesel Network.
With at least two sets of national rules and numerous location-specific technical considerations to contend with, cross-border ERTMS deployments can represent a daunting challenge for infrastructure managers. Keith Barrow looks at two key projects which are seeking to streamline international train movements on the Rhine-Alpine Corridor.
HITACHI has begun production of a fleet of 70 class 385 EMUs ordered by last year by Abellio for the ScotRail franchise.
FOLLOWING an international tender, the public transport authorities of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Braunschweig have selected Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland as preferred bidder for both lots of the Saxony-Anhalt Diesel Network regional concession.
