INNSBRUCK Transport (IVB) has awarded Bombardier a contract to supply 20 Flexity 2 low-floor LRVs as part of the expansion of the Austrian city's metre-gauge tram network.

THE first pre-series class 490 EMU for the Hamburg S-Bahn network is nearing completion at Bombardier's Hennigsdorf plant north of Berlin, and according to the manufacturer is due to begin testing next month.

NATIONAL Express launched its first passenger operations on the German mainline network on December 13, when it took over the operation of two regional routes in North Rhine Westphaila from DB Regio.

GERMAN Rail (DB) finally started passenger operation of its new IC2 double-deck push-pull inter-city trains with the launch of the 2016 timetable on December 13.

IN a surprise announcement by Bombardier, Mr Laurent Troger has been appointed president of Bombardier Transportation with immediate effect succeeding Dr Lutz Bertling, who is stepping down to pursue other career opportunities.

Finland's capital has drawn up an ambitious long-term urban plan which seeks to accommodate population and employment growth while halting urban sprawl and reducing carbon emissions. Keith Barrow looks at why rail is central to this bold vision of a 21st century city.

GERMAN Rail's (DB) next generation high-speed train was officially christened ICE 4 by DB CEO Dr Rüdiger Grube and German federal minister for transport and digital infrastructure Mr Alexander Dobrindt, in a ceremony at Berlin Südkreuz station on December 4.

SERVICES have commenced on the Legnica - Wegliniec - Bielawa Dolna section of Poland's E30 line using a mixture of ERTMS Level 2 and conventional signalling.

BOMBARDIER has announced it will supply four additional Bombardier Flexity low-floor LRVs for Australia's Gold Coast Light Rail Transit (GCLRT) network.