Latest Europe News
All the news on the European rail sector.
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Stadler Signs Service and Maintenance Contract with Arriva Nederland
Stadler has signed a contract with Arriva Nederland to provide services and maintenance for a fleet of 69 trains in the North of Holland bet…
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Alstom Announces Rolling Stock and Digital Systems for InnoTrans 2018
Alstom Transport has announced the products and innovations which it will be showcasing at InnoTrans 2018. The focus of its display is on su…
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Austrian Federal Railways Sign Call-Off Order for 25 Bombardier TALENT 3 Trains
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Bombardier Transportation have agreed a call-off order for the delivery of twenty five Bombardier TALENT…
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German Unification Transport Project: New Marshalling Yard Opens in Halle
The German Unification Transport Project is made up of major transport infrastructure projects for road and rail and water to improve transp…
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UK: New Maintenance Trains for London’s Elizabeth Line
A rail milling train and two multi-purpose engineering trains are currently undergoing testing in Europe. They will be delivered to London l…
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Alstom's Citadis X05 Tram Begins Operations in Nice
On 30 June Alstom put its latest version of its Citadis X05 tram, which features its SRS ground-based static charging system for trams with …
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Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order
Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its jo…
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EU: European Court of Auditors Criticises Policies and Infrastructure on High-Speed Rail
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a report which is highly critical of high speed rail services in the European Union.The EC…
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Czech Rail Company Leo Express Becomes First Private Operator in Poland
Leo Express Ltd, which provides international rail services in Germany, Austria and eastern Europe, has become the first private operator in…
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Škoda Sells 80 Trams to Operator in Southwest Germany
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (rnv), which operates trams in the German cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, has ordered 80 vehicles from…
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Germany: Frankfurt Orders 38 Citadis Trams from Alstom
Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF), which operates transport in Frankfurt, Germany has ordered 38 Citadis trams from Al…
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What Does the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement Mean for the Rail Industry?
After four years of negotiations, the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement is now in the final stages of ratification, with both sides aiming to br…
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EU: European Commission Presents Action Plan to Protect Rail Passengers from Terrorist Attacks
The European Commission has released an Action Plan to protect rail passengers from terrorist attacks. The EU Rail Passenger Security Platfo…
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New Bombardier Assembly Hall Opens in Saxony, Germany
The German division of Bombardier Transportation has opened a new final assembly hall in Bautzen. The production spectrum at the Bombardier …
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CAF to Supply 87 Urbos Trams for Operator Sporveien in Oslo
Sporveien, the publicly-owned operator of urban transport in Oslo, has ordered 87 trams from CAF for 200 million euros.This order, which is …
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Helsinki City Transport Orders 10 ForCity Smart Artic Trams from Transtech Oy
Transtech Oy will supply ten of its ForCity Smart Artic trams to Helsinki City Transport (HKL). The tram is a one-directional three-part mod…
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Germany: DB Schenker Starts Using Intelligent Scanning Glove in Eching Warehouse
DB Schenker Logistics, a subsidiary of Deutsch Bahn AG, has announced the adoption of a new innovation at its warehouse in Eching, Germany: …
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Open Competition to Develop Design Guidelines for Rail Baltica Announced
RB RAIL AS has announced an open competition to develop the design guidelines for the Rail Baltica Global Project.The competition is co-fina…
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France: VFLI and Alpha Trains Order 13 New Locomotives from Stadler
The French rail freight operator VFLI and the leasing company Alpha Trains have ordered 12 EURO4001 diesel-electric locomotives and the prot…
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The Proposed Alstom-Siemens Merger Presses Ahead
The Alstom-Siemens merger awaits approval by the competition authorities and by Alstom's shareholders next month following the two companies…
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Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railway Sign Agreement Strengthening European-Asian Rail Freight
Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railway signed an agreement on 12 June 2018 that lays the foundation for future co-operation in European-Asian ra…
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Eurotunnel and EY Present Report on UK–EU Channel Tunnel Trade Flows
Eurotunnel and EY have released a report on Channel Tunnel trade between the UK and the EU. The report describes the traffic flow between th…
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Switzerland: Stadler and Südostbahn AG (SOB) Introduce New 'FLIRT' For Voralpen-Express
Stadler and Südostbahn AG (SOB) have launched the companies’ new multiple-unit train; ‘Traverso," for the Voralpen-Express, Switzerland. The…