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Trial running has started with the first diesel locomotive to be equipped with Alstom’s latest ETCS onboard equipment as part of the national ERTMS programme.
Posted 7 hours ago by Railpage System User
One of 18 Alstom Lint 54 diesel multiple-units ordered by the Land of Baden-Württemberg’s rolling stock body SFBW for use on Hohenzollerische Landesbahn services was unveiled by locally-owned operator SWEG on October 15.
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Transport infrastructure agency Väylä has started testing FFU synthetic sleepers from Sekisui on the 1 524 mm gauge national network, to assess their suitability for use in very low temperatures.
Posted 9 hours ago by Railpage System User
‘More than €17bn is being spent on railway projects across the whole country’, said Federal Minister for Climate Protection Leonore Gewessler on October 16, announcing with Austrian Federal Railways CEO Andreas Matthä ‘the biggest railway investment package that the Republic has ever seen’.
Posted 10 hours ago by Railpage System User
Passengers travelling on Ouigo low-cost high speed services between Paris and Lyon are now able to access a wide range of information and entertainment options thanks to a partnership between the operator and digital services company Moment.
Posted 12 hours ago by Railpage System User
The first formal meeting of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Group of Experts on establishing a common, permanent unique marking system for rolling stock took place in Genève during September.
Posted 14 hours ago by Railpage System User
Trial running has been completed for the operation of Nightjet sleeper trains between Amsterdam and Wien from the December timetable change, when Amsterdam will rejoin the network of European overnight trains for the first time since 2016.
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A hospital train proof-of-concept demonstrator is to be developed and tested under a project funded by the European Space Agency.
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The trains will operate on the Tübingen – Hechingen – Balingen – Sigmaringen and Hechingen – Gammertingen – Sigmaringen lines, as well as providing recreational services on the Engstingen – Gammertingen, Balingen – Schömberg and Eyach – Hechingen lines.
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The legislation will enable France to negotiate a new international agreement with Britain and maintain the Intergovernmental Commission as the main safety authority for the tunnel.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The key effect of the plans will be to reduce the amount local authorities have to contribute to new transport projects in their areas from 20% of costs to around 5%.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
With all the problems the air transport industry has at present, and those it will face again from the environmental lobby, it does not need any more.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Rīga, Latvia, 15 October 2020 – Supervisory Board of the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has appointed three new Management Board members for a three-year mandate.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Transfesa Logistics and Euro Pool System (EPS) have announced that they have signed an agreement to operate the CoolRail service.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Speaking to IRJ, CEO Dr Erich Forster says the new arrangement, which is in line with EU recommendations, only covers around a quarter to a third of what the operator requires to remain financially sustainable when operating an hourly Vienna – Salzburg service.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Colas Rail is currently relaying 40km of the lineusing P95 T, a new 93m-long train built by Matisa and developed alongside Colas Rail and SNCF, which can relay 250m of track per hour and can replace sleepers without cutting the rails. P95 T is one element of a 750m-long factory train which also renews the ballast.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
DB Regio is currently operating S-Bahn services in Munich under a contract awarded by the Bavarian Railway Company (BEG) in 2017.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB are to further expand international passenger services between Germany and Switzerland over the medium-term. The two railway companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposals on 15 October 2020.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Commissioning of the 1.8km extension to Line 4, which runs from the line’s current southern terminus at Mairie de Montrouge to Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac, as well as 2.7km of upgrades to the existing line, is now scheduled to be carried out from the end of 2021 instead of from the middle of next year.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
European Union member states will be required to allocate the 5.9GHz band for ITS by June 30 2021 and should report to the EC on implementation by September 30 2022.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The funding will be provided to ÖBB Infrastructure to improve urban, suburban and regional rail services. All domestic lines will also be electrified by 2035.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The concession based system could be introduced between 2025 and 2030, but may require amendments to railway and passenger transport legislation, which could also affect the financing of rail-based public transport.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The reopening of the line was announced in 2012 and was due to be completed in 2014.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The exercising of the option, which was awarded to Newag after the manufacturer emerged as the sole bidder for the contract, brings the total value of the order to Zlotys 170m ($US 44.37m).
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
According to reports in the French business press, the process to sell the company, the second-largest wagon leasor in Europe, will begin by the end of the year.
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