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Latest news from the passenger railway industry, including intercity, regional and commuter transport.

DB begins work to electrify to the Austrian border

2021-09-18T05:00:00+01:00

GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has begun work to install 15 kV 16·7 Hz electrification on a 1·5 km section of line between Pfronten-Steinach and the Austrian border at Schönbichl.

Direct awards agreed with Greater Anglia and West Midlands Trains

2021-09-15T15:30:00+01:00

UK: The Abellio-led Greater Anglia and West Midlands Trains businesses have agreed directly-awarded National Rail Contracts with the Department for Transport, ahead of the expiry of their Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement contracts on September 19.

First new Nightjet stock ready for testing

2021-09-13T11:46:00+01:00

AUSTRIA: The first two vehicles for Austrian Federal Railways’ new fleet of Nightjet overnight trainsets have been dispatched from Siemens Mobility’s Simmering plant in Wien for the start of testing and certification.

DSB awards EMU depot contract

2021-09-13T09:00:00+01:00

DENMARK: DSB has awarded a DKr641m contract to MT Højgaard Danmark for construction of the first of two dedicated maintenance depots to support the fleet of inter-city EMUs on order from Alstom.

Transdev picked to run Région Sud TER package

2021-09-10T11:04:00+01:00

FRANCE: Région Sud has selected Transdev for a 10-year concession to operate regional trains between Marseille, Toulon and Nice, ahead of rival bids from SNCF and Thello.

Sotetsu Series 21000 EMU enters service

2021-09-09T10:38:00+01:00

JAPAN: Sagami Railway has put into service the first of four Series 21000 EMUs ordered to operate through services to Tokyo’s Meguro station over the Sotetsu-Tokyu Link.

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