THE Danish government has announced plans to use North Sea oil revenues to finance a €3.7bn investment in the country's railway infrastructure over the next decade, which will reduce journey times between Denmark's five largest cities.
DANISH transport authority Trafikstyrelsen granted permission on July 2 for Danish State Railways (DSB) to return its AnsaldoBreda IC4 inter-city dmus to revenue service, although the future of the troubled fleet remains in the balance.
DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has selected Alstom and a joint venture of Thales and Balfour Beatty Rail as preferred bidders for two contracts to resignal Denmark's entire 2132km mainline network with ETCS Level 2 by 2021.