CAPTION: Using the last of 14 IC125 high-speed trains refurbished for Midland Main Line, Adtranz (UK) ran a commemorative special on April 30 to mark the retirement of Chief Executive Stig Svärd - who was presented with a souvenir by MML Managing Director Nick Brown (left).
First privately-ordered rolling stock off the Adtranz production line at Derby’s Litchurch Lane works are five four-car Class 168 DMUs due to enter service with Chiltern Railway during the summer
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.
SPAIN: SNCF’s low-cost subsidiary Ouigo has further expanded its operations in Spain, launching Madrid – Valladolid services on April 19, consisting of two return trips per day. Single fares start at €9, and initially 14 000 tickets per week have been made available. The operator could ...
