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July 10, 2020 | Europe

Alpen-Sylt night trains begin operation

RDC Germany successfully operated the inaugural Sylt - Salzburg Alpen-Sylt overnight train on July 5, carrying 120 passengers.

July 8, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Berlin Senate approves €19bn, 15-year contract with BVG

BERLIN’s senate has approved a new 15-year direct award contract worth up to €19bn with state-owned Berlin Transport Authority (BVG).

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.

July 5, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF – Fleet: MÁV and Ganz Motor develop new powered bogies; Baku receives new metro trains; CD announces coach upgrade

Hungary: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has partnered with Ganz Motor to develop and produce powered bogies for the operator’s new MÁV IC+ control coach, which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 200km/h. The new coaches will include a driver’s cab, as well as space for 56 seats, and will be built to comply with European standards.

July 3, 2020 | Europe

Voith wins traction system contract for Würzburg LRVs

VOITH will supply the electric traction systems for Würzburger Strassenbahn’s (WSB) new fleet of 18 low-floor LRVs, scheduled to begin operation in 2022.

July 2, 2020 | Metros

Munich orders 22 more Siemens metro trains

MUNICH City Utilities (SWM) has exercised an option with Siemens for an additional 22 six-car C2 metro trains, for operation by its subsidiary Munich Transport (MVG). The new trains will enter service in 2022 for operation on the city’s U3 and U6 metro lines.

July 2, 2020 | Fleet

DB introduces shorter, refurbished ICE 1 trains

GERMAN Rail (DB) began use of its 48 newly-refurbished and shortened ICE 1 trains on the Hamburg - Frankfurt route in mid-June. Plans for the €320m refurbishment were announced in 2018 and will enable DB to use the trains for another decade, with the option to refurbish an additional 10 sets.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Germany commits to increasing passenger and freight on rail

GERMANY has committed to doubling rail passenger numbers by 2030 and increasing rail’s share of freight from 19% to at least 25% by 2030.

July 1, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF – Financial: Baden-Württemberg funds non-DB infrastructure; Unipart Rail closes York site; Estonian Railways agrees €95m EIB loan

Germany: Baden-Württemberg’s Transport Ministry has announced a €13m fund for infrastructure maintenance and development during 2020 for 615km of lines not owned by German Rail (DB).

June 30, 2020 | Main line

FlixTrain set to relaunch Cologne - Berlin service

GERMAN open-access operator FlixTrain has announced it will begin to relaunch services on July 23, initially operating on the Cologne - Berlin route.

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