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    • Connecting Europe Express timetable revealed

    TO coincide with Europe Day, the European Commission (EC) announced details of the timetable for the Connecting Europe Express (CEE) on May 9.
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    RailAdventure acquires 40% stake in Railexperts

     Europe
    GERMAN operator RailAdventure, a company specialising in the transport of and testing services for rail vehicles, has acquired a 40% stake in Dutch operator Railexperts, its long-time partner in the Netherlands.

    Sotetsu orders Hitachi EMUs to work Tokyo through services

     Asian Rail News
    As part of its ¥15∙7bn capital investment plan for the 2021 financial year, Yokohama-based Sagami Railway is to order four eight-car Series 21000 EMUs from Hitachi.

    EIB and India sign $182m finance contract for Pune Metro Rail project

     Asian Rail News
    The contract was signed between EIB vice-president Christian Kettel Thomsen and the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Indian Government.

    Being a youth volunteer at Locomotion

     Railway History
    Although it feels like I have been a volunteer at Locomotion for years, in reality I only joined in February 2020.

    Power Integrations launches new gate drivers for rail applications

     USA
    The new SCALE-2 plug-and-play gate driver is said to enhance installation efficiency and promote system development.

    UK travellers to use aviation and railway less post Covid: GHD survey

     UK
    People in the UK are expected to travel less by air as well as railway, according to a country-wide survey.

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