FRANCE: After three years of work, electrification on the 103 km Tours – Vierzon line went live on July 11. The Centre region provided €60m of the €107m cost, central government €30·1m, the EU €15·9m and RFF €1m.
The next stage will be electrification of the 58 km between Bourges and Saincaize, near Nevers. In the longer term, wiring of the Nevers – Chagny line in Bourgogne would complete electrification between Nantes and Lyon.
UKRAINE: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal attended a ceremony on April 11 marking the start of work to provide a standard gauge track on the 22 km broad gauge route from Chop on the borders with Hungary and Slovakia to the city of Uzhhorod. ‘This project will ...
German IoT specialist Optimeas is working with infrastructure manager DB InfraGo to enhance the availability of its electrification inspection and repair vehicles as part of efforts to reduce the impact of power supply failures across the network.
DENMARK: Two suppliers have prequalified for the contract to provide Supporting Systems for the automation of København’s S-tog suburban rail services. They are Siemens Mobility and Thales company Ground Transportation Systems Denmark. The Supporting Systems contract will cover the supply of a wide range of technical ...
