Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Joint venture to manage upgraded Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway
ASIA: An equally-owned binational joint venture is to be set up to manage the Azeri and Georgian sections of the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway once current upgrading works are completed.
Luxembourg: Luxtram eyes an expanding network
As Luxembourg City’s first modern light rail line nears completion, work is getting underway on two branches to form a second route. Two more routes are being planned, along with an interurban link to the country’s second city.
High speed rail bypass contract awarded
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Sacyr Construcción a €49m contract to build the first section of a 19 km bypass around the town of Loja on the Antequera – Granada high speed line.
Stadler to open Berlin train commissioning centre
GERMANY: Stadler is to establish a facility at Hennigsdorf near Berlin where it will commission rolling stock produced at its Berlin Pankow plant.
Further concerns raised about Dutch train operating contract
NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has sent a further letter of formal notice to the Netherlands, expressing concerns about the direct award of a contract for state-owned incumbent Nederlandse Spoorwegen to operate services on the designated core passenger network between January 1 2025 and December 24 2033.
Netherlands: TINA on course to reshape HTM tram fleet
Dutch operator HTM has unveiled a mock-up of its next-generation trams from Stadler’s expanding modular TINA range. Dr Harry Hondius reports from Den Haag.
Porto Pink Line signalling contract awarded
Rail freight service launched following Houthi attacks on shipping
Mallorca EMU delivered
Malmbanan iron ore railway reopens after derailments
Le Mans trams to be lengthened to boost capacity
Moskva-2024 metro train enters service
Decarbonisation: Schleswig-Holstein pioneers a battery traction network
PKP Intercity awards major contract for 200 km/h coaches
Domestic content boost for Ukrainian rolling stock
Bochum light rail vehicle modernised as B80-Neo
Hungarian consortium proposes Talgo takeover
Stockholm metro trains ordered
More Paris metro trains ordered
Beograd – Niš railway to be upgraded for 200 km/h
MSC’s purchase of Italo stake approved
Cheaper rolling stock financing predicted as Luxembourg protocol comes into force
Spanish gauge-changing technology to integrate Ukrainian railways with the EU
Rail sector welcomes step towards emissions calculation standardisation