Latest Europe News
All the news on the European rail sector.
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Warsaw Metro Line 2 Contracts Awarded
Construction contracts for the Warsaw Metro Line 2 works have been awarded to the Polish subsidiary of Soletanche Bachy, Soletanche Polska.
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United Transport & Logistics Celebrates Milestone
United Transport & Logistics Company has celebrated a milestone with China this week by seeing the dispatch of its 500th container train of …
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Hector Rail Stora Enso Cooperation Continues
The Hector Rail Stora Enso cooperation will continue, as both businesses have pledged to continue their cooperation up to 2022.
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Stadler KISS Double Decked Trains Presented in Georgia
Stadler Bussnang AG presented the latest Stadler Kiss double decked trains at a ceremony at Batumi Centrali on 22 July 2016.
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Trenitalia Maintenance Programme a Success
The Trenitalia maintenance programme uses a remote diagnostics system on Jazz regional trains has substantially improved the reliability of …
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Siemens Join 100 Resilient Cities
Siemens join 100 Resilient Cities to make cities more resilient against rapid urbanisation, globalisation and climate change.
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Stadler Sign Arriva Maintenance Contract
Stadler signed the Arriva maintenance contract as the first FLIRT train arrived into the Stadler workshop in Blerick for the Limburg concess…
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EC Refers Luxembourg Greece Romania to CoJ
The EC refers Luxembourg Greece Romania to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose Directive 2012/34/EU,
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Hector Rail Purchases Siemens Vectron Locomotives
Independent line haul provider for the European transport market, Hector Rail, has purchased five new Siemens Vectron locomotives.
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EC Launch Gender Equality in Transport Consultation
The European Commission have launched a Consultation on gender equality in transport. The questionnaires will go out to EU Member States and…
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Russian Railways Invest €43m in Finland Railways
Russian Railways invest just under €43 million to reconstruct railway approaches to ports on the Gulf of Finland’s southern shore this year.
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79 Alstom Coradia Trains to Netherlands
Alstom has won a contract worth more than €800 million to deliver 79 Alstom Coradia range of modular trains to NS in the Netherlands.
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Preferred Investor Announced for Greek Railways Privatisation
FS Italiane has been declared the “preferred investor” by the Hellenic Republic Development Asset Fund (HRDAF) for the Greek Railways privat…
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Keolis Preferred Bidder for Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail
VRR and NWL have named Keolis as preferred bidder to operate the Rhine Ruhr Commuter Rail services in the metropolitan region.
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Bombardier Ukrainian Railways MoU
Bombardier Transportation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ukrainian Railways to develop industrial activities in Ukrain…
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Fatalities in Puglia Train Crash
At least twelve people have been killed and dozens more injured in a head-on collision between two trains near Bari in Puglia, Southern Ital…
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FS Italiane Issue €350m Bond
FS Italiane issue €350m bond, for 6 years floating rate notes, under the EMTN Programme listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.
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EU Approves CEF Projects
The EU Member States gave their formal approval to the 195 transport projects proposed. The CEF projects will receive €6.7 billion of fundin…
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Russian Railways and Ferrovie Sign MoC
Russian Railways Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Spa have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Rome this week.
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Post-Brexit Britain Railways
A brief look at the impact Brexit would have on Britain's railways – Post-Brexit Britain Railways will lack European regulations, and fundin…
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Disposal of Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners
Infrastructure construction specialists Balfour Beatty plc announced on 1 July 2016 that it has exited from Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Pa…
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Survey Names MTR Best Swedish Operator
In the most recent ‘Swedish Quality Index’ transport survey, operator MTR Express received an overall rating of 71%, making MTR Best Swedish…
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EC Encourages Women in Transport
As part of a drive to encourage the uptake of women in transport in Europe, the European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc.
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Connecting Europe Facility Call for Proposals
The EC Connecting Europe Facility has issued a call for proposals for the maintenance, adaptation and further development of a European ITS …