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Start-up open access operator Railcoop aims to launch its first freight services later this year. If the co-operative’s plans come to fruition, Railcoop would follow up in 2022 with the launch of inter-city passenger services on the Bordeaux – Lyon via Périgueux route.
Posted 23 hours ago by Railpage System User
Berlin-based multimodal travel booking platform FromAtoB closed at the end of December.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The first of five ETR470 Pendolino trainsets being refurbished for use on Trainose’s flagship Athens – Thessaloniki route has been delivered to Thessaloniki and is expected to enter service in March.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
More direct current electrics in black and orange on the horizon! GTS Rail has decided to order additional TRAXX DC3 locomotives from Bombardier.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
There you go, the first images ever of a Euro9000 running under its own power in Germany, as seen today at test and validation center Wegberg-Wildenrath.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Sometimes color makes all the difference. And, this is exactly one of these times. Behold the unique pink Vectron of Laude Smart Intermodal!
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
During tests in the VUZ Velim railway center, Newag Dragon 2 multi-system locomotive achieved a new Czech record in maximum traction force: 420 kN.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The article was first published on 15.12.2020 and updated on 21.01.2021
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
They keep coming and coming. Further EuroDuals begin their commercial operation for private operators across Germany.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Edit: we corrected the fleet list, as new information came in.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Europe is still not making the most of its existing cross-border railways, and this must change before the EU puts more money into expensive new infrastructure projects.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
2020 saw significant changes in transport, some more temporary than others.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
193 999 spent the night in the city it is now named after: the city of Györ in Hungary.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Dellner Couplers AB has signed an agreement with CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A., under which Dellner will acquire CAF’s MiiRA Couplers business.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Passenger services have resumed on the Ljubljana – Kočevje line after a gap of nearly 50 years, following the completion of a €100m rehabilitation project to facilitate the operation of services to and from the capital
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
In mid-January ADIF invited tenders for the electrification of the 73 km between Monforte de Lemos and Lugo as the infrastructure manager continues its gradual modernisation of the single track railway running north-south between Monforte and A Coruña.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered a further three Bombardier Transportation Traxx DC3 E.494 electric locomotives, which will take its Traxx fleet to 20, with CEO Alessio Muciaccia saying its goal is to double the fleet over the next five years.
Posted 3 days ago by GheringhapLoop
Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has launched public consultations on route options for the Hässleholm – Lund section of its proposed Stockholm – Malmö high speed line.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
AMP Capital has agreed to sell its stake to APG, which already owns an indirect interest in the company, while Public Sector Pension Investment (PSP Investments), one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
The operator says it is looking to promote rail as the main form of long-distance transport in the country in order to reduce emissions in line with the goals of the European Green Deal, and is also planning to increase accessibility to rail by adding new services.
Posted 6 days ago by bevans
The head of France’s state rail company has sounded the alarm over the future of the Eurostar train service, which connects the U.K. with continental Europe and has been hurt badly by the halt to travel during the pandemic as well as Brexit.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The joint venture, of which Ghella has a 47.15% controlling share alongside Itinera, Salcef and Coget Impianti, was announced as the preferred bidder for the contract in June 2020. This section will have a design speed of 200km/h for passenger services and 140km/h for freight trains.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Captrain France accounts for a 12% share of the French rail freight market, operating 1500 trains a month and reporting annual volumes of 4 billion tonne-km. Existing Captrain subsidiaries located in Spain, Benelux, Germany, Poland and Italy hauled 17 billion tonne-km in 2019.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
KfW Ipex, ABN AMRO, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment and ING will provide the funding with a seven-year term.
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