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KLM replaces plane with high speed train

2019-09-17T05:00:00+01:00

EUROPE: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to replace one of its five daily flights between Brussels and Amsterdam Schiphol with reserved seat capacity on a Thalys high speed train service from March 29 2020.

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Isle of Wight line’s future secured with £26m investment

2019-09-16T13:35:00+01:00

UK: Investment of £26m to secure the future of the 13·7 km line between Ryde and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was announced on September 16. This includes infrastructure modernisation and replacement of the life-expired fleet of small profile ex-London Underground trains which date back to 1938.

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Rail Cargo Hungaria orders CRRC locomotives

2019-09-16T08:59:00+01:00

HUNGARY: ÖBB-owned freight operator Rail Cargo Hungaria has awarded CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive a contract to supply four prototype ‘high power’ electric–battery main line and shunting locomotives.

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Vy orders virtual reality fire fighting simulator

2019-09-15T06:00:00+01:00

NORWAY: National operator Vy has appointed Vobling to develop a virtual reality fire fighting simulator for staff training.

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Czech electric network expands

2019-09-14T05:00:00+01:00

CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has launched works on several long-awaited electrification schemes.

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Bergen tunnel to be slab track show case

2019-09-11T13:20:00+01:00

NORWAY: Track supplier Rail.One and construction company Azvi are to install 6·9 km of Rheda 2000 slab track in the 7·8 km second tunnel bore which is being built as a part of a double-tracking project to increase capacity between central Bergen, Fløen and Arna.

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