DB orders Škoda trains for Bavarian concession
ŠKODA Transportation is celebrating a landmark order for its 200km/h 109E electric locomotive after German Rail (DB) placed an order for six units, which will be used on push-pull regional trains in southern Germany.
BRITISH railfreight operator Freightliner is set for a major expansion of its international activities after announcing on June 19 that it has acquired Rotterdam-based intermodal operator ERS Railways from Maersk Line for an undisclosed sum.
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STADLER Rail reported on June 14 that it achieved revenues of SFr 2.4bn ($US 2.6bn), up from SFr 1.4bn in 2011. However this reflected the high number of orders in 2008-10, before the European debt...
GREATER Avignon Metropolitan Area council has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to supply 24 Citadis Compact LRVs which are intended for operation on the city's planned 14.5km two-line light rail network.The 24m-long LRVs will have...
ŠKODA Transportation is celebrating a landmark order for its 200km/h 109E electric locomotive after German Rail (DB) placed an order for six units, which will be used on push-pull regional trains in southern Germany.
The announcement...
DURING a meeting in Spiez, Switzerland, last week, the CEOs of Europe's major passenger operators agreed to back a joint project entitled "Full Service Model" which is intended to enhance journey information and simplify the...
SPAIN celebrated the launch of high-speed services between Madrid and Alicante on June 17 with the official opening of the Albacete – Alicante high-speed line by His Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias, Spanish prime minister...
AFTER three years of studies, the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) has granted German Rail (DB) a 'Certificate B' operating licence to run passenger trains between France and Britain.
In a statement issued on June 14,...
A cooperation agreement was signed in Zürich on June 14 by the CEO of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Mr Andreas Meyer and Italian State Railways (FS) CEO Mr Mauro Moretti.
The aim of the new pact...
BULGARIA and Romania celebrated the completion of a new international rail link across the Danube on June 14 with the opening of the 1.97km bridge between Calafat, Romania, and Vidin, Bulgaria.
The so-called Danube Bridge 2...
FINNISH minister of transport Mrs Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of a new fleet of 40 low-floor LRVs for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at Transtech's Otanmäki facility on June 13.
The three-section 27.6m-long vehicle is the...
