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The first Rock double-deck regional electric multiple-unit for national passenger operator Trenitalia was unveiled at Hitachi Rail Italy’s Pistoia factory on April 18. It will now go for trials at the Velim test circuit in the Czech Republic, ahead of the fleet’s entry into passenger service from spring 2019.
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Stadler formally signed its first contract in Slovenia on April 17, a €170m deal to supply 26 multiple-units to national railway Slovenske Železnice.
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AUSTRIA: To support its development of a hydrogen fuel cell for use on locomotives, Railway Competence Certification is undertaking a proof-of-concept demonstration on the 381 mm gauge...
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Visiting the port of Bonneuil-sur-Marne on April 16, Prime Minister Eduard Phillippe, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot and Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne announced a series of measures to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of SNCF’s rail freight business.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Regular electric services on the Budapest – Esztergom route began on April 9, building on a single daily electric train between Piliscsaba and Budapest Nyugati which had been operating on a trial basis since the December 2017 timetable change.
Posted 3 days ago by bevans
Dutch railways are on a journey towards fully automated trains, with early tests under way
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Trials of the first two of eight Bombardier Transportation Traxx MS electric locomotives ordered by open access operator RegioJet in April 2017 got underway at the Velim test circuit on April 16.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
The first next-generation Impuls electric multiple-unit is nearing completion at Newag’s factory in Nowy Sącz. It is expected to be completed next month and begin tests at the Żmigród test circuit in June.
Posted 4 days ago by VicRailNews
An asylum seeker in Germany has grabbed a five-year-old boy off a platform and jumped in front of an approaching train but had a miraculous escape
Posted 4 days ago by bevans
German police say a woman reported being raped on a train full of football fans, so officers checked all 750 passengers.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
HQ Equita is to sell its stake in safety critical computing technology supplier MEN Mikro Elektronik to Deutsche Beteiligungs, whch will merge the business with Duagon Holding AG.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım attended a ceremony on April 12 to mark the reopening of the Başkentray suburban line in Ankara following its upgrade.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
National operator TCDD Taşımacılık has formally signed a contract for preferred bidder Siemens to supply a further 10 Velaro high-speed trainsets. The contract announced on April 13 is worth around €340m, including three years of maintenance, repair and cleaning.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Paribus Group has sold its Northrail Technical Service locomotive maintenance and repair business to Railpool Group, which is to operate it under the Railpool Lok-Service brand.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Following a European tender, Rheinland Pfalz transport authority SPNV-Nord has selected DB Regio to operate the German section of a new hourly Wittlich – Trier – Luxembourg service RB83 which is scheduled to be launched in December 2019.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Rail.One officially began series production of concrete sleepers at a new plant in Aschaffenburg with an inauguration ceremony on April 11.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
PKP Cargo has awarded Newag a 477m złoty contract to modernise its ageing shunting fleet by rebuilding 60 Class SM48 locomotives as Type 15D/A locos, designated Class ST48
Posted one week ago by bevans
Amidst recent plans to explore a proposed Arctic Railway that would run from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to the Norwegian port of Kirkenes, Finnish Transport Minister Anne Berner’s plans have been called into question by the National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA).
Posted one week ago by bevans
The girl in the ticket office looked extraordinarily young – about 10 was my guess. “That will be 700 forints (£2), please,” she said in perfect English.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
‘It is an exciting and momentous day, not just for Eurostar but the story of high speed travel across Europe’, Eurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper told Railway Gazette International on the cross-Channel operator’s first revenue service from London to Amsterdam on April 4.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Emmanuel Macron rarely resists displaying his debating skills in front of an angry crowd. But when the French president visited a hospital ward in Rouen with his wife Brigitte on Thursday, he thought this was a moment to enter via the back door.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
National freight operator Mercitalia has revealed plans to convert an ETR500 high speed trainset to carry freight. The Mercitalia Fast service would be aimed at the market for time-sensitive shipments, with customers expected to include couriers, logistics operators, manufacturers and distributors.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The first passenger service ran to a new station at the port of Eemshaven north of Groningen on March 28. The northernmost station in the country will be served by five trains per day in the high season and three in the low season, operated by Arriva as an extension of its half-hourly Groningen – Roodeschool service.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The supervisory board of national operator SŽ approved the award of a contract for the supply of 25 multiple-units at its meeting on April 3. Signing of the €170m contract is subject to final approval from the state’s asset holding company.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Stadler is to invest €30m to double the capacity of its centre of competence for bogie refurbishment in Szolnok from 250 to 500 bogies per year.
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