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Private open access passenger operator SagaRail announced on June 20 that it had suspended the Stockholm – Linköping service which it had launched in February. The company said it was not viable to operate the service without being able to sell tickets through state incumbent SJ’s online channels.
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Iarnród Éireann has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to rebuild the three MTU PowerPacks fitted to a Class 22000 diesel multiple-unit with ZF’s EcoWorld transmissions, which are designed to be more efficient and quieter in operation.
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A contract for the modernisation and electrification of the 23·8 km Zaprešić – Zabok line which is to be incorporated into the Zagreb suburban network was signed by HŽ Infra and Swietelsky on June 12.
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Trenitalia signed a 15-year passenger operating contract with the region of Puglia on June 12.
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Seven recently-developed Stadler locomotives and multiple-units will be displayed at InnoTrans 2018, where the Swiss group will be one of the main exhibitors in the outdoor areas of the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds.
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Rail Baltica has released a new technical design tender for a 60km stretch of railway in Latvia.
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North-south rail services between Belfast and Dublin could be upgraded over the coming years, under a three-stage development strategy agreed by Irish national operator Iarnród Éireann and its Northern Irish counterpart Translink.
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Traffic at Switzerland’s fourth largest railway station in Winterthur remains disrupted after a freight train derailment. More trains should be running on Monday morning. A few long-distance trains started operation at Sunday lunchtime.
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Iarnród Éireann is no longer safe for passengers or staff as a result of growing violence and anti-social behaviour, according to the head of the National Bus and Rail Union.
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Switzerland’s national railway offers the best overall service in Europe, according to a new report looking at how the continent’s major train companies benefit different kinds of traveller, including families and passengers with disabilities.
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Captrain Deutschland company ITL has put into service the first 37 of 74 grain hopper wagons which it has ordered from Tatravagónka through leasing company Ermewa. The remainder of the fleet is scheduled for delivery later this year.
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Indra is developing a ‘smart gate’‚ which it envisages would be able to digitally identify wagons as they are handled at freight terminals.
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Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a new final assembly hall at its Bautzen plant in Sachsen on June 15.
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State passenger operator DSB has been authorised to start the procurement of a new electric train fleet, the Ministry of Transport announced on June 12.
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The consolidated version of the government’s railway reform legislation was formally adopted by the Sénat in a 245:83 vote on June 14, having been approved by the Assemblée Nationale 452:80 on the previous day.
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Bari suburban rail operator Ferrotramviaria has called tenders to build a new underground alignment for the Bari – Barletta railway line in the centre of Andria.
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Open access operator FlixTrain has brought forward the introduction of additional services following higher than anticipated passenger demand. It is also introducing seat reservations and launching pop-up shops at main stations.
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The Federal Office for Transport announced on June 12 its final decision to split the concession to operate long-distance passenger services from the December 2019 timetable change.
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Recently, The Local asked its reader what Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) could do to improve its services: here are some of your responses.
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Siemens unveiled its Velaro Novo concept for the next generation of high speed train on June 13, saying the first sets could be in service in 2023.
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Fancy travelling around Europe, posting on social media about your travels - and for free?
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Travelling by train in the Helsinki area this summer? Brace for schedule and route changes.
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Local politicians gathered at the terminus in the northern French coastal resort of Le Tréport on June 2 to welcome the last train over the 34 km branch from Abbeville. SNCF has replaced the two daily TER trains each way with buses taking 60 min instead of 40. The line has not carried freight since the 1990s.
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The final design for the next generation of double-deck EMUs to operate on the Paris RER network was unveiled by Ile-de-France Mobilités on June 8, at an event to mark the start of construction of the pre-series trains.
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For the first time, after just under two years of development and construction work, Stadler’s multiple-unit FLIRT train ‘Traverso’ has been presented. Swiss railway company Südostbahn AG (SOB) will operate the new low-floor trains along the Voralpen-Express route between St. Gallen and Lucerne.
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