Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
TransContainer drops Dobrá intermodal gateway
SLOVAKIA: Russian intermodal operator TransContainer has decided to close its Slovakian subsidiary and end its lease on the Dobrá intermodal terminal five years early.
Dublin automated metro operations consultant appointed
IRELAND: SNC-Lavalin has been selected to act as Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s operations adviser for the MetroLink project to build an automated metro line running north–south across Dublin.
EffiShunter 300 locomotives to be delivered to Serbia
SERBIA: Following an international tender, national passenger operator Srbija Voz has selected CZ Loko to supply two locomotives for shunting at stations and depots.
GIRO software to plan TER operations
FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs has awarded GIRO a contract to supply its HASTUS software for managing the resources needed to operate its 8 200 TER regional passenger services per day, including 2 250 trainsets and 27 000 crew.
Trial passenger service to assess reopening prospects
GERMANY: Regional operator Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll launched a six-day trial passenger service on the Tornesch – Uetersen freight line north of Hamburg on February 20.
Stadler Wink regional DMU revealed
NETHERLANDS: The first Stadler Wink multiple-unit has been revealed. Following testing it is expected to arrive in the Netherlands this spring, with entry into service on Arriva’s regional routes in Groningen and Friesland planned by the end of the year.
Finland negotiates next contract for loss-making passenger services
Odense Letbane takes delivery of its first tram
Madrid invests €35m in electric bus fleet
Brittany Ferries to launch Cherbourg – Spain rail motorway service
Effects of operating freight trains on high speed lines to be studied
First Stadler M110 metro trainset enters service in Minsk
Croatian connecting line feasibility study
Madrid Line 4 modernisation reaches halfway point
Normandie’s inter-city EMUs enter service
SmartRail Europe attracts global rail professionals
Gateway Basel Nord secures next phase funding but faces another legal setback
Illegally-closed cross-border railway reopened
Akiem acquires Macquarie European Rail fleet
Hitachi Rail STS awarded VR ETCS contract
Vitoria-Gasteiz tram network extended
Certifer enters the German-speaking market
Wabtec starts work on Bochum brake and coupler plant
Laude Smart Intermodal orders heavy-duty container wagons