Posted 5 years ago by bevans
France inaugurated two new high-speed rail lines Saturday linking the capital to the western cities of Bordeaux and Rennes in what is likely to be the last launches of their kind for years as public cash becomes increasingly scarce.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
A project to install automatic signalling on the French section of the metre-gauge line linking St Gervais and Vallorcine in France with Martigny in Switzerland has been completed, with a full passenger service restarting on June 24.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Russian Railways has decided to order a new batch of platskartny coaches, its most basic style of long-distance rolling stock.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Co has opened service centre at Skinest Rail’s Valga depot to provide warranty and post-warranty support for modern wagons operating in the Baltic States.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded Ansaldo STS a two-year framework agreement worth €100m for the provision of technical assistance, maintenance and upgrading services.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Leasing company VTG has strengthened its position in the US market and completed a ‘major strategic step’ in Russia through a series of wagon acquisitions.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The European Commission announced on June 21 that it had approved the government’s provision of state aid worth 975m kuna to national freight operator HŽ Cargo.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The proposed financing mechanism for the construction of the CDG Express dedicated rail link between Paris Est station and Charles-de-Gaulle Airport has been approved by the European Commission.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
United Wagon Co’s TikhvinChemMash plant has supplied fertiliser producer Uralchem with a batch of ammonia tank wagons offering a capacity of 92·7 m3 and 60·2 tonnes, an increase of between 5% and 10% compared to older designs.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
European Locomotive Leasing has awarded Siemens a contract to supply a further eight Vectron electric locomotives.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
National operator DSB reached an agreement to sell 15 of its 23 AnsaldoBreda IC2 diesel multiple-units on June 16. The two-car DMUs were withdrawn from service last year after a troubled history.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Regional transport authority Skånetrafiken announced on June 22 that it had selected Arriva for the next contract to operate Pågatåg passenger services in the Skåne area of southern Sweden.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Leasing company Akiem has awarded Alstom a €20m contract to undertake the mid-life overhaul of 23 BB36000 tri-voltage electric locomotives to ensure they can provide another 15 years of service.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The first stage of the Passante Catania project opened on June 18. The project is being undertaken to enable the operation of frequent suburban services across the city from Taormina in the north to Letini in the south via Catania Centrale.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
A series of agreements that will see state-owned port authorities fund rail infrastructure upgrades were signed by ADIF on June 6. The total cost of the projects is €45∙5m, of which €11∙5m is being provided by the European Regional Development Fund via ADIF.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
United Wagon Co is supplying Sberbank Leasing with 100 grain hopper wagons of a new high-capacity design.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
One Swedish rail line isn't just tearing tickets, it's also scanning microchips nestled beneath commuters' skin.
Posted 5 years ago by bevans
German police are investigating whether a string of arson attacks that have disabled parts of the rail network across the country could be part of a coordinated scheme with a political motive.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The first of 16 Flirt3 electric multiple-units for Syntus has been unveiled at Stadler’s commissioning centre at Erlen in Switzerland.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The foundation stone for an €8m final assembly hall was laid at Bombardier Transportation’s Bautzen rolling stock plant on June 15, in the presence of federal Minister for Economic Affairs & Energy Brigitte Zypries, Sachsen’s Minister of Economics Martin Dulig and Mayor Alexander Ahrens.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The European Commission has decided that financial support being provided by Greece and Bulgaria for their national railways is compatible with EU state aid rules.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
A pilot project to develop automatic train operation was unveiled by Südostbahn AG on June 15. The ultimate intention is to achieve Grade of Automation 3, full automatic train operation with no driver but retaining staff on board for customer service and to take control when necessary.
Posted 5 years ago by VicRailNews
A husband murdered his estranged wife by tying her to railway tracks and leaping in front of a 200mph train that killed them both, police say.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
Speaking on the sidelines of the Amadeus Rail Innovation Forum in Praha on June 13, SNCB’s Manager for International Sales Paul Geyssens indicated that the Belgian national operator is planning to expand its collaboration with travel software specialist Amadeus through the BeNeRail distribution joint venture of SNCB and Dutch operator NS.
Posted 5 years ago by Railpage System User
The first electro-diesel version of the Flirt multiple-unit family was unveiled at Stadler’s Bussnang plant in Switzerland on June 15, two years after the Valle d’Aosta region awarded a €43m contract for the supply of five units and the provision of five years of maintenance.
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