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German rail technology company Vossloh has signed an agreement to purchase Dutch company ETS Spoor for an undisclosed sum.
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‘This is a prime example of how tried and tested rolling stock can be upgraded and refurbished to provide passengers with a level of convenience similar to that of new trains’, said Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director of Alpha Trains Europa.
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Continuing with the design work for the Rail Baltica main line, RB Rail AS who is the global project’s coordinator, in cooperation with the Latvian National Armed Forces organized an initial investigation of explosive ordnance in the upper layer of the Daugava riverbed in the territory of “Saulkalne – Daugmale”, where Rail Baltica mainline, and motorway crossing is planned across the Daugava river.
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Turpinot pamattrases projektēšanas darbus, Rail Baltica kopuzņēmumam un globālā projekta koordinatoram RB Rail AS, sadarbojoties ar Latvijas Republikas Nacionālajiem bruņotajiem spēkiem, laika posmā no š.g. 21. līdz 23. jūlijam veikta sprādzienbīstamu priekšmetu pārbaude Daugavas gultnes virsējā kārtā Saulkalnes – Daugmales apkārtnē, kur plānots Rail Baltica pamattrases un autoceļa apvienotais šķērsojums pāri Daugavas upei.
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A ceremony has been held to symbolically launch work to build the largest swing bridge of its kind in Europe, which will replace the Friesen Bridge over the River Ems near the Dutch border which was irreparably damaged by a cargo ship in December 2015.
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DUTCH infrastructure manager ProRail has completed a project to quadruple the congested line between Zwolle and Herfte junction in the north of the Netherlands, with trains running along 4km of upgraded infrastructure from July 24.
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VOSSLOH has confirmed an agreement to purchase Dutch company ETS Spoor, a provider of rail infrastructure products and services in the Netherlands.
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The Council of Ministers has approved investment worth €819m to enable national passenger operator CP to call tenders for 117 regional and suburban EMUs, of which €617m would come from EU grants.
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GERMANY’S Monopolies Commission has warned that the €7.5bn equity increases provided to German Rail (DB) in 2019 and 2020 may lead to distortions of competition in the railway sector.
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Vossloh signed an agreement to acquire ETS Spoor on July 26, saying the rail infrastructure component and services company is an ‘established and leading’ business in the ‘technologically sophisticated and highly innovative’ Dutch market where Vossloh sees ‘outstanding’ growth prospects.
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The city of Brno has selected a team of Benthem Crouwel Architects and urban design company West 8 as the winner of an international competition to design a new main station in the Trnitá urban redevelopment area. Completion is envisaged in 2032-35 at a cost of €1·8bn.
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Stadler has commenced testing of its Fast Light Intercity and Regional Trains (FLIRTs) for Transport for Wales (TfW) in Switzerland.
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SPANISH national operator Renfe has released a tender to purchase 57 EMUs for Cercanías and Medium Distance services, including a 15-year maintenance deal, worth €483m.
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A strategy for widespread adoption of battery-electric trains for local and regional passenger services has been put forward by Germany’s Railway Industry Association.
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Appointed July 1, Keroullé is responsible for the execution of the “Alstom in Motion” strategy in the Americas and the region’s commercial and operational performance, as well as the continued regional integration of Bombardier Transportation.
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Testing has begun in Switzerland of the first of the Flirt multiple-units which Stadler is building for Transport for Wales, ahead of delivery for further testing on the Wales & Borders network and entry into passenger service from the end of 2022.
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The rail connections between Gembloux and Namur and Pepinster and Welkenraedt are open again as of the morning of 26 July.
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Modular and ‘hydrogen ready’ rolling stock and technology partnerships are included in a five-year development strategy set out by rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz.
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DB Regio has unveiled IdeenzugCity, a full-scale mock up built to showcase ideas to improve the comfort, capacity and reliability of future suburban trains.
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Laude Smart Intermodal S.A has designed a new high-capacity container: the 40’ SBOT. The Polish logistics company has explicitly developed the container for transportation between China and Europe.
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Alstom’s decision to focus on ‘net zero’-compliant traction technology as long ago as 2014 is firmly bearing fruit in Europe, the company’s Vice-President for Regional Rolling Stock Brahim Soua* tells Nick Kingsley.
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SPANISH train builder Talgo has signed an agreement with Repsol to promote a hydrogen-powered train in the Iberian Peninsula.
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AS part of plans to rebuild the entire 191km Karslruhe – Basle line to four tracks, DB Networks has presented a plan for a new 90km freight only double-track line from north of Offenburg to Buggingen, south of Freiburg, largely paralleling the A5 Autobahn.
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POLISH manufacturer Pesa’s new five-year 2025+ strategy includes the development of a train capable of travelling at more than 200km/h, along with a focus on increasing its light rail and locomotive capabilities.
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex boarded the Paris-Nice night train for its inaugural trip on 20 May, leaving Paris’s Gare d’Austerlitz at 20:52 and arriving in Nice 12 hours later at 09:06. Initially scheduled for 16 April, the inauguration was delayed as a result of France entering its second Covid-19 lockdown.
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