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October 4, 2019 | News

Austria advances 1520mm-gauge to Vienna project

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Federal Ministry of Transport have launched a procedure to include the Austrian section of the proposed 1520mm-gauge line from Russia and Ukraine to Slovakia and Vienna in the legislation for high performance railway lines, the legal basis to conduct a detailed assessment of possible alignments for the project and to secure necessary funding.

September 23, 2019 | Policy

Austrian parliament approves signing of PSO contracts with ÖBB

AUSTRIA’s parliament has given the country’s interim government permission to directly award public service obligation (PSO) contracts worth a total of €11bn to Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

September 10, 2019 | Europe

Tram-trains proposed for Austria’s Montafon valley

AUSTRIA’s 12.7km Montafon valley line could be converted to a tram-train line and doubled in length following the recommendations of a recently-completed feasibility study.

September 3, 2019 | Passenger

RegioJet orders more Bombardier locomotives

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has selected Bombardier to supply 15 Traxx MS3 multi-system locomotives, which will support the company’s expansion in the Czech regional market, including the Brno - Ostrava - Bohumín line, and extensions of international services to Hungary in June 2020.

August 28, 2019 | Fleet

ÖBB battery-electric train to carry passengers next month

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) confirmed on August 24 that its prototype Siemens Desiro ML battery-electric multiple unit will be tested in passenger service next month.

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 19, 2019 | Main line

SBB and ÖBB to expand Nightjet services

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have announced plans to expand passenger services linking their two countries as well Nightjet services linking Switzerland with Germany.

August 5, 2019 | Europe

Westbahn to operate Austrian section of Regiojet’s Vienna - Prague service

CZECH and Slovak open-access operator Regiojet will end its co-operation with Graz-Köflacher Rail (GKB), which currently operates the Austrian section of Regiojet’s Vienna - Brno - Prague services, at the end of the year. These services will instead be operated by Austrian open-access operator Westbahn.

July 22, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn sells Stadler EMUs to DB and cuts services

AUSTRIAN open access operator Westbahn has announced it is selling its fleet of seven Kiss and 10 Kiss2 double-deck EMUs to German Rail (DB), which it will replace with 15 new six-car Kiss3 sets from Stadler.

July 3, 2019 | Europe

Austrian provinces to upgrade regional lines

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the provincial governments of Lower and Upper Austria have signed agreements to invest nearly €1bn in the modernisation and electrification of regional lines.

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