THE first Desiro HC driving car for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) regional network was presented to North-Rhine Westphalia state transport minister Mr Michael Groschek at Siemens’ plant in Krefeld, Germany, on March 31.
A cornerstone was laid in Dortmund-Eving, Germany, on March 7 to mark the start of construction on Siemens’ €80m service and maintenance depot for Rhine-Ruhr-Express (RRX).
RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) signed 15-year contracts with Abellio and National Express in Hamm on October 19 for the operation of the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) regional network.