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November 16, 2020 | Financial

SNCB secures grant for ETCS pilot upgrade

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has received a €2.4m grant from the European Union (EU) to support a pilot project to upgrade onboard ETCS signalling and control systems from ETCS Level 2 Baseline 2 to ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3.

November 9, 2020 | Light Rail

CAF awarded two light rail contracts

CAF, Spain, has received two orders for LRVs worth a combined €45m from the Belgium’s Flemish Transport Company (De Lijn) and the Dutch province of Utrecht.

October 22, 2020 | Freight

GB Railfreight announces Lineas partnership extension

BRITISH operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced an extension to a contract with Lineas, Belgium, for the operation of freight services between Antwerp, Belgium, and Scotland until the end of 2021.

October 9, 2020 | Freight

DB Cargo announces new services from Antwerp and Rotterdam

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) freight subsidiary DB Cargo has announced that it will offer new services from December linking the ports of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium, with economic hubs in Germany and Austria.

October 2, 2020 | Financial

SNCB set to receive 10-year direct award contract from new Belgian government

THE new Belgian government, formed following more than 500 days of negotiations, has outlined plans to award Belgian National Railways (SNCB) exclusive access to operate public passenger services on the rail network for the next 10 years.

September 1, 2020 | Main line

SNCB launches free rail pass and reports first half loss

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has announced the details of a scheme that will allow all Belgian residents to travel by train free of charge up to 12 times between October 5 and March 31 2021.

July 24, 2020 | Main line

Swedish government approves night trains to Brussels and Hamburg

THE Swedish government has approved plans to operate overnight services on the Malmö - Brussels and Stockholm - Hamburg routes, instructing national transport administrator Trafikverket to procure the services by August 1 2022.

July 10, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar to reduce staff costs following falling passenger numbers

EUROSTAR says it is considering introducing reduced and part-time working hours to avoid redundancies as part of cost cutting measures initiated in response to Covid-19.

July 6, 2020 | Technology

Arriva selects Stadler for ETCS onboard retrofit

ARRIVA Netherlands has contracted Stadler to equip its fleet of 36 Flirt trains used on regional services in Limburg with Guardia ETCS onboard equipment.

June 28, 2020 | Main line

SNCB plans 4.7% increase in rail services by 2023.

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) plans to expand the number of regular services offered across its network by 4.7% by 2023, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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