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CZECH Railways (CD) has placed a Koruna 942.7m ($US 46.9m) order with Škoda Transportation for an additional seven Regiopanter emus.

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has asked the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) to clarify its position on plans being developed by the municipality of The Hague for a new open-access passenger service between The Hague and Brussels, which would compete with NS and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) services.

CZECH intermodal and railfreight operator Metrans opened its new container terminal at Česká Třebova in Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, on May 6.

THE Dutch competition court has that ruled that greater Utrecht regional public transport authority acted lawfully in awarding the concession for the city's light rail and bus networks to Qbuzz, rejecting a complaint and appeal by competitor OV Regio Utrecht, a 100% subsidiary of Connexxion (part of Transdev).

PLANNING for a direct rail link beneath the IJmeer Lake to connect eastern Amsterdam with Almere has been suspended due to the slump in the Dutch property market and constraints on public finances.

CZECH rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation has been granted an EC Declaration of Conformity for its 109E multi-system electric locomotive, meaning the design complies with the European TSI for High Speed Rolling Stock (TSI-HS RST).

RAIL access to Munich Franz-Jozef Strauss International Airport is set to improve significantly after German Rail (DB) and the state of Bavaria reached an agreement to build a new connection between the airport and the Munich – Regensburg line.

STRUKTON Rail has increased its share in the Italian rail construction company Costruzione Linee Ferroviarie (CLF) to 60% following the acquisition of a 20% stake from Unieco, Italy.

SWEDISH operator Hector Rail has acquired 42 type ICK coaches from Netherlands Railways (NS) leasing subsidiary NS Financial Services.

RHINE-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) announced on March 22 that it has selected Abellio Rail NRW as its preferred bidder for the concession to operate the Lower Rhine Network regional concession for 12 years from December 2016.