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This article was originally published on 08.04.2021 – and updated on 09.04.2021 (we now bring you official impressions of the trains + further details on the project; scroll down to see them).
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Talgo is in the process of testing its newest very high-speed train for Spain – it is the final step step in the manufacturing process of the thirty Avril units for state operator Renfe.
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The passenger division of the Slovenian state railways (SŽ – Potniski promet) is looking for two multi-system electric locomotives for international passenger services connecting Slovenia and Austria.
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BULGARIA’s state-owned National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has signed a €154.7m, four-year agreement with Terna, a subsidiary of Gek Terna, Greece, to reconstruct and electrify a line in Western Bulgaria.
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It was already mentioned in last week’s tender update, but DB Cargo Deutschland is tendering for another 250 hybrid shunting locomotives.
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As ELP has announced new customers, it is a good moment to come with a list, including the number of locomotives they have on order.
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It’s time for another Tender Update.
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FPS Poznan (H. Cegielski – Fabryka Pojazdów Szynowych) has released its first modernized diesel locomotive for PKP Intercity. ‘SU4220-001’ is based on the popular SM42, produced between 1963 and 1992 by Fablok Chrzanów.
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Hydrogen trains are being hailed as an important step towards clean mobility.
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ALSTOM has completed the acquisitions of two companies, Helion Hydrogen Power and Flertex, which it says will enhance its initiatives in hydrogen fuel cell power and braking systems, respectively.
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National railway Iarnród Éireann has appointed Arup to provide rail, civil works structural and environmentally consultancy services for the planned upgrading of the existing Dublin Area Rapid Transit network as part of the wider DART+ expansion programme.
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OPEN access operator RDC Germany has announced it is postponing the introduction of its summer overnight services linking northern Germany with Salzburg, Austria, and Lake Constance.
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The government has called for expressions of interest to operate a lorry-carrying train service between the English Channel port of Calais and the Mediterranean port of Sète south of Montpellier.
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The first of 12 Flirt electric trainsets ordered by PKP Intercity is now undergoing type approval trials at the Railway Institute test track in Żmigród, having passed static and dynamic testing at Stadler’s factory in Siedlce.
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IRISH Rail (IE) has appointed Arup as multi-disciplinary design consultant for electrification and modernisation of the 86km Dart+ Coastal route, from Drogheda north of Dublin to Greystones in the south.
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A Strategic Rail Review is to be commissioned to examine the potential for enhancing and expanding the island of Ireland’s rail networks, the republic’s Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure Nichola Mallon have announced.
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VR FleetCare, Finland, has signed a contract with Norwegian operator Vy Tog for the extensive modernisation and commercial upgrade of eight BDcmz 874.1 couchette cars acquired from German Rail (DB).
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SNCF Voyageurs has placed orders totalling €190m for Alstom to supply 12 hydrogen-electric multiple-units for use in four regions, with options for a further two trainsets.
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Work has formally begun on a €50m scheme to modernise and electrify the 12·1 km line between Klagenfurt and Weizelsdorf, with completion planned by 2023.
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GERMAN state-owned rail freight company DB Cargo and leading intermodal operator Kombiverkehr, which is owned by 230 freight forwarding companies, plus DB Cargo, have agreed an expansion programme to move more freight by rail rather than road.
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SPANISH national operator Renfe has announced that its new Avlo low-cost high-speed service, which is due to launch on the Madrid – Barcelona route on June 23, could be expanded to add a Madrid – Seville service from 2022.
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The state government of São Paulo has invited expressions of interest by April 26 for a feasibility study to provide multimodal access from the São Paulo plateau to the port of Santos.
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Rail construction and maintenance company Costruzioni Linee Ferroviarie has ordered 10 Class 741.7 EffiShunter 1000 diesel locomotives from CZ Loko.
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Management independence and business productivity at infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau are in jeopardy, according to President & Director General Luc Lallemand.
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Stadler has been named as sole bidder for a contract to supply three 200 km/h double-deck electric multiple-units to national passenger operator Srbija Voz for use on the modernised Beograd – Novi Sad route.
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