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January 24, 2019 | Fleet

EBA authorises three-country Flirt EMUs for use in Germany

GERMANY’s Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted a Supplementary Authorisation to Place in Service (SAPS) for Arriva Netherlands’ fleet of multi-system Stadler Flirt EMUs, which will be used on regional services linking Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

December 10, 2018 | Europe

French-Swiss cross-border rail link reopens

THE 20km line from Delle on the Swiss-French border to Belfort was officially reopened on December 6 ahead of the reintroduction of train services with the start of the new timetable on December 9. Most of the line has been out of service since 1992.

December 3, 2018 | Europe

DB completes modernisation of Germany - Poland link

GERMANY’s state secretary for transport Mr Enak Ferlemann, Saxony’s minister-president, Michael Kretschmer, and German Rail (DB) management board member for infrastructure, Mr Ronald Pofalla, joined celebrations to mark the completion of a project to modernise the 55km Knappenrode - Niesky - Horka line on December 3.

November 20, 2018 | Main line

France - Belgium regional services to resume next month

THE government of the French region of Hauts de France confirmed on November 16 that cross-border regional passenger services on two routes into Belgium will resume with the start of the 2019 timetable on December 9.

October 31, 2018 | Africa

Tanzania - Rwanda railway set for December groundbreaking

THE governments of Tanzania and Rwanda confirmed on October 29 that the two countries will break ground next month on a new standard-gauge railway connecting landlocked Rwanda with the Indian Ocean.

October 24, 2018 | Europe

New viaduct opens on Sweden - Norway line

A milestone was reached in the upgrading of the line between Östersund, Sweden and Trondheim, Norway, on October 19 with the opening of a new 230m viaduct near Storlien on the Swedish side of the border.

October 16, 2018 | High-speed

Study to look at adapting Bordeaux station for London services

PROPOSALS to develop direct services between London and Bordeaux took a step forward on October 10, when the four infrastructure managers on the route signed an agreement to launch a joint feasibility study into adapting Bordeaux St Jean station for international operations.

September 10, 2018 | Main line

Udine - Trieste - Ljubljana services launched

REGULAR passenger trains from Udine and Trieste to Ljubljana were revived after a decade-long break on September 9, when the new services were officially launched by Mrs Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for transport, Slovenian infrastructure minister, Mr Peter Gaspersic, regional transport and infrastructure deputy for Friuli Venezia Giulia, Mr Graziano Pizzimenti, and Italian undersecretary for infrastructure and transport, Mr Armando Siri.

August 13, 2018 | Europe

Trieste - Ljubljana services to resume next month

AFTER a 10-year hiatus, regular passenger services from Udine and Trieste to Ljubljana will be revived on September 9 thanks to a partnership between the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trenitalia and Slovenian Railways (SZ).

May 21, 2018 | Europe

Czech - Polish cross-border link reopens

PASSENGER services have resumed on the line between Walbrzych in southwest Poland and Meziměstí in the north of the Czech Republic.

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