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Global rail manufacturer Alstom has signed an agreement with Italian rail operator Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM) to deliver the first hydrogen-powered trains to Italy.
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Eurostar is currently operating a single train per day between London and Paris, and London – Brussels – Amsterdam. This compares with the pre-pandemic timetable of 25 daily London – Paris services, and 13 London – Brussels trains, three of which continue to Amsterdam.
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The tender was released by Région Grand Est, France, South Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Rail Authority (ZSPNV-Süd) and North Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Rail Authority (ZSPNV-Nord), Germany, in association with the public transport authorities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Baden-Württemberg.
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Paribus Group’s rail leasing business Northrail has placed a firm order for a further three Siemens Moblity Smartron electric locomotives.
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The Berlin Senate has decided to establish a rolling stock agency to procure and lease vehicles for use on local rail services.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Siemens Mobility and prominent partners have won two innovative research projects from the German Center for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF) to study the safety of automated rail operations.
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Federal railway research body DZSF is providing €1·7m to fund two projects to define requirements for authorising the automated operation of regional and main line passenger services.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
A prototype wagon design which allows the entire 20 m long side to be opened vertically to provide a large and unobstructed space for efficient loading by forklift is being tested by pulp producer Södra Cell Värö. Series production of 22 wagons is planned.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The loans, worth Koruna 255m and Koruna 120m, will be provided by Czech bank Česká Spořitelna and are 80% backed by government-owned credit provider EGAP through its Covid Plus loan scheme.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
Bombardier Transportation has announced that it has signed a contract with Luxembourg-based railway undertaking, CFL cargo, for 10 innovative BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS locomotives.
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In 2020, over 10,000 trains and 927,000 containers travelled via the China-EU-China, according to China Railways. The volume of traffic grew by 98.3% year-to-year, covering 21 countries and 92 cities in Europe.
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The new 60km/h, 5.5km twin-bore tunnel is estimated to cost €3bn and have three intermediate stations: one near Hamburg Dammtor with connections to the planned U5 metro line, another at Schlump with direct connections to two U-Bahn lines and a third at Doormannsweg north of Holstenstrasse S-Bahn station.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
This includes a new Lisbon – Porto high-speed line, with a travel time of 1h 15min; a new cross-border Porto – Vigo line with a one hour travel time; the modernisation and complete electrification of the network by 2030; an increase in capacity in urban areas; and the replacement and purchase of new rolling stock.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
The alliance includes the Amsterdam Transport Region, the municipal governments of Amsterdam and Haarlemmermeer, the provincial government of North Holland, Netherlands Railways (NS), Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) and Schiphol Airport.
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UIC says that although a total of 4077 serious incidents were recorded in 2019 across all members of the index, the number of incidents has proportionally decreased.
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Franz Kaminski Waggonbau has acquired GATX Rail Europe’s Jungenthal facility at Misburg, near Hannover, which it plans to reopen under the name Franz Kaminski Hanover.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
KfW IPEX-Bank has announced that it is providing €80 million towards the financing for new electric multiple units (EMUs) acquired by the passenger rail company, Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB).
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
CFL Cargo has placed the first order for Bombardier Transportation Traxx MS3 multi-system electric locomotives equipped with diesel engines for last mile operation in non-electrified terminals.
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SNCF has been operating TGV high-speed services since November 5 at around 30-40% of pre-Covid levels. By comparison, SNCF reduced TGV InOui and Intercity services by 93% during the first lockdown following a collapse in demand from passengers.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
PKP Intercity has taken delivery of 10 restaurant cars which have been refurbished and modernised at the H Cegielski FPS plant in Poznań.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
As part of ongoing ticketing systems support contract, Cubic Transport Systems and partner Sqills have started the migration of Iarnród Éireann’s Sqills S3 Passenger booking, reservation and revenue management software from on-site hosting to a Software-as-a-Service model.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
National passenger operator HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a firm order to supply 11 electric multiple-units for Zagreb suburban services and 10 for regional routes
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Shippers have their own point of view on the use of Eurasian rail links, and it differentiates from that of logistics service providers.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Île-de-France Mobilités and Transilien SNCF have ordered an additional 13 tram-trains from Alstom for a value of around 70 million euros.
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LTG Infra manages a 1790.6km, 1520mm-gauge network, with an additional 120.1km standard-gauge section, of which 9% is currently electrified.
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