Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Trans-European Transport Network core completion date cannot be met
EUROPE: The 2030 target date for completing the core Trans-European Transport Network is now clearly out of reach, the European Court of Auditors says in a report into eight megaprojects including six rail schemes.
Broken rail suspected in Spanish high speed crash
SPAIN: More than 40 people were killed and 120 injured when two high speed trains collided on the Madrid - Sevilla line near Córdoba on January 19.
SNCF Voyageurs orders 15 more high speed trainsets
FRANCE: National passenger train operator SNCF Voyageurs has approved a €600m firm order for Alstom to supply a further 15 Avelia Horizon high speed trainsets.
Modertrans to supply more trams to Łódź
POLAND: Modertrans Poznań has signed a contract with MPK Łódź for the supply of 15 Moderus Gamma LF 11 AC trams.
Hungary to purchase Chinese trains ahead of Budapest – Beograd reopening
HUNGARY: Minister of Construction & Transport János Lázár has announced plans for the purchase of ’100 Chinese trains’ as he confirmed the Hungarian section of the modernised Budapest – Beograd railway is to open by March 15.
DB Cargo UK sells surplus locomotives to Romania’s GFR
ROMANIA: DB Cargo UK has announced a multi-million-pound deal to sell 25 surplus EMD Class 66 diesel locomotives previously used in the UK to Romanian private freight operator Grup Feroviar Român.
Channel Tunnel ERTMS deployment project gets underway
Indian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Vossloh completes Scandinavian portfolio with Nordic Tamping Service
Nouvelle-Aquitaine trains ordered
St Petersburg opens metro Line 6
Baden-Württemberg places €500m EMU order
Consortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
Comment: A shot across the bows
ERA report proposes enhanced wheel inspection regime to resolve post-Gotthard accident impasse
French night train rolling stock order delayed
Team Poland acquires German tram manufacturer
Nexrail orders DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specification
Napoli metro Line 10 contracts awarded
Cypriot railway ambitions revived
European rail supply industry sets out hopes for new EU Council presidency
Knorr-Bremse targets signalling, electronics and software growth with acquisition of Duagon
Combined transport is under a great deal of pressure, warns incoming UIRR Chair