THE first of the V250 Fyra high-speed trains rejected by Netherlands Railways (NS) began its journey from Watergraafsmeer yard in Amsterdam back to the AnsaldoBreda plant in Pistoia, Italy, on September 7.
SWISS Federal Railways has awarded ABB Switzerland a contract worth around SFr 69.2m ($US 75.4m) to supply new traction equipment for its fleet of 119 Re460 electric locomotives as part of a SFr 230m mid-life refurbishment programme.
THREE German public transport authorities have published a joint tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for the Central Saxony Electric Network II (EMS II) concession, which covers the operation of around 5.7 million train-km per year on three routes.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has received the first of 19 Traxx F140 MS multi-system electric locomotives from Bombardier, which will operate Dutch domestic services on HSL South following the cancellation of its order for AnsaldoBreda V250 trains.
NEW regulations governing electromagnetic compatibility in rolling stock have come into force in Germany.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) could be poised to acquire a stake in Thalys, the operator of high-speed services between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, and Essen, according to reports in the Dutch media.
SAXONY-ANHALT public transport authority Nasa has awarded Veolia a one-year extension to its contract to operate the Harz-Elbe-Express (HEX) regional network, which was previously due to expire in December 2017.
UTRECHT regional public transport authority BRU has awarded Strukton Systems a €5.5m contract to upgrade four substations and construct a new substation on the Utrecht- Nieuwegein/IJsselstein Fast Tram (SUNIJ) line.
FOLLOWING a Europe-wide tender, Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has selected German regional operator Metronom for a contract to operate the Eastern Lower Saxony Electric Network (ENNO) for 10 years from December 2015.
INTERNATIONAL high-speed operator Thalys enjoyed continued revenue growth in the first half of this year with increasing ridership on its core routes from Paris to Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne and the successful launch of Amsterdam – Lille services in April.
