PKP Intercity's new fleet of ED160 Flirt 3 EMUs entered commercial service on the morning of December 13, when one of the eight-car trains formed the 05.07 from Gdynia to Katowice via Warsaw.

STADLER Rail and Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced on December 10 that Stadler's US subsidiary will establish a temporary manufacturing and assembly facility in the state as part of the first phase of a 15-year plan to expand the company's presence in the North American market.

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.

BADEN-Württemberg premier Dr Winfried Kretschmann announced on November 16 that the German state's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has selected Netherlands Railways (NS) subsidiary Abellio Germany and Go-Ahead, Britain, as preferred bidders for three contracts to operate Network 1 regional services centred on Stuttgart.

ALGERIAN National Railways (SNTF) and Stadler Rail are set to establish a joint venture company in Algeria under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two companies in Algiers on November 10 in the presence of Algeria's minister of transport Mr Boudjnâ Talai and Swiss secretary of state for the economy Mrs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch.

THE executive board of Vossloh signed a contract with Stadler Rail on November 4 for the sale of its Rail Vehicles business unit for €48m in cash.

STADLER Rail has approved a Forints 1bn ($US 3.5m) investment in the bogie overhaul facility at its Szolnok plant in Hungary which will enable the site to begin producing bogies for new trains.

LOMBARDY regional councillor for infrastructure and mobility Mr Alessandro Sorte announced on October 16 that the regional council will invest €68.2m in additional new trains for the Trenord joint venture between North Milan Railways (FNM) and Trenitalia.

THE first of eight 42.1m-long Variobahn low-floor LRVs being supplied by Stadler Pankow for the light rail network in Bergen arrived at the Norwegian city's port on October 19.