Europe – Page 103
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NewsMOB to launch gauge-changing Montreux – Interlaken GoldenPass Express
SWITZERLAND: December 11 will mark the start of a long-awaited through service by luxury train between Interlaken and Montreux. Operated by Montreux-Oberland Bahn and BLS Lötschbergbahn, the gauge-changing GoldenPass Express service is expected to become a major attraction between the two lakeside resorts.
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Metro Report InternationalCottbus orders more Škoda trams
GERMANY: Cottbus city transport operator Cottbusverkehr has exercised an option to order 15 more trams from Škoda Group. In February 2021 Škoda was awarded a €110m joint contract to supply a total of 24 trams to the cites of Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg and Cottbus ...
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Metro Report InternationalMilano’s first Tramlink car arrives
ITALY:·Milano municipal transport operator ATM took delivery of its first Stadler Tramlink tram for testing on December 1, with entry into service planned for next spring. Stadler signed its first Italian tram contract in September 2020, a six-year framework agreement to supply ATM with up to ...
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NewsAix-Marseille-Provence city region invests in local freight
FRANCE: The Aix-Marseille-Provence Métropole is to invest significant funds in local rail freight services and terminals over the next four years, as part of a strategy to reduce road congestion and associated pollution across the metropolitan area.
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Metro Report InternationalMetro extension opens in Espoo
FINLAND: A 7 km extension of the Helsinki metro network west from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti within the neighbouring city of Espoo opened on December 3. Espoo Mayor Jukka Mäkelä and Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen arrived at the opening ceremony at Espoonlahti station via the new extension. ...
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NewsCombined transport booking platform gets development funding
GERMANY: The Federal Ministry for Digital & Transport has awarded Future of Rail Freight Transport programme funding to accelerate the development of the Modility combined transport booking platform. Planned enhancements include improved information on prices and available train capacities, simplification of the booking process and options ...
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Metro Report InternationalFGC calls tenders to build Barcelona cross-city link
SPAIN: Regional operator FGC has called tenders for construction of a 4 km tunnel from the Espanya terminus in Barcelona to Gràcia, improving access to the centre of the city.
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NewsHydrogen train lease financing put in place
GERMANY: KfW IPEX-Bank has implemented a tailored leasing structure developed with Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing to finance Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn’s order for hydrogen trains.
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NewsRegioJet orders cross-city EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet exercised an option to order seven more Class 654 Elf.eu EMUs from Pesa on November 4. The three-car EMUs will be used on Praha cross-city services S49 and S61 from December 2024. The dual-system 3 kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz low-floor EMUs are derived ...
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Metro Report InternationalTbilisi cancels order for Russian metro trains
GEORGIA: The city of Tbilisi has cancelled an order for TMH’s Metrowagonmash subsidiary to supply 11 four-car metro trains. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is unable to finance the previously announced order because of international sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mayor ...
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NewsFlirt Evo onboard network contract
SWITZERLAND: Westermo is to supply networking technology to support the train control and management systems on the next generation of Flirt EMUs that Stadler is to supply to Swiss Federal Railways, Thurbo and RegionAlps. In October last year Stadler won a framework contract to supply 510 EMUs, with a firm ...
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NewsČD Night brand aims to raise the profile of sleeper trains
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy has introduced the ČD Night brand with the aim of raising the profile of its overnight trains, ahead of the launch of a route from Praha to Zürich via Germany with the December timetable change. On October 24 the operator ...
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NewsLKAB orders 100 ore wagons
SWEDEN: Mining company LKAB has awarded Kiruna Wagon a contract to supply a further 100 high-capacity iron ore wagons and refurbish 92 of its existing vehicles. The 92 rebuilt wagons will be fitted with stiffened load baskets and bottom hatches with sliding doors. This is intended ...
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NewsAutonomous shunting loco copes with the unexpected
NETHERLANDS: Alstom, infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian freight operator Lineas have completed testing of an automated shunting locomotive near Breda. The Lineas diesel-hydraulic locomotive was fitted with Alstom’s automatic train operation system supporting Grade of Automation 4 unattended starting, movement and stopping. ...
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NewsSète – Paris rail motorway launched
FRANCE: A rolling motorway service has been launched to carry unaccompanied lorry trailers between the Mediterranean port of Sète near Montpellier and Valenton to the southeast of Paris. The service has been developed by the government with the aim of reducing road traffic, and is targeted ...
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NewsDiesel-battery multiple-units enter service in Napoli
ITALY: The first two diesel-battery multiple-units that Stadler has supplied for Campania regional operator EAV entered service on the Napoli – Piedimonte Matese line on November 24. EAV ordered five Stadler diesel-battery multiple-units in May 2019 at a cost of €35m plus ...
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NewsIarnród Éireann battery-electric train order approved
IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has been given the go-ahead to place a firm order for a further 18 five-car Alstom battery-electric multiple-units as part of the DART+ programme to expand Dublin commuter services. The order was approved by the cabinet on November 29 and is ...
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NewsInclusive Trains aims to improve employability of people with learning disabilities
SPAIN: An Inclusive Trains initiative to improve the employability of people with learning disabilities is being launched by specialist training body Fundación Juan XXIII with backing from the Alstom Foundation. A course starting in January will provide training to help people into jobs such as providing ...
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Metro Report InternationalSpeeding up tunnel cleaning on the Helsinki metro
FINLAND: A wall-washing wagon has been produced which can cover 2 km of Helsinki metro tunnel during a single night shift. The metro’s tunnels, including the walls, ceilings, rails, equipment housings, fire doors and escape routes, are washed once a year. The process usually takes around ...
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NewsCommuter trains to combine Finnish design with Swiss engineering
FINLAND: National operator VR has awarded Stadler a €250m contract to supply 20 electric multiple-units for entry into service on commuter routes from spring 2026, with options for 50 more and full maintenance. VR’s three priorities when tendering the contract were energy efficiency, a proven track ...