ROTTERDAM Electric Tram (RET) has sold 44 redundant type T metro sets built by Düwag in 1980-84 to the Turkish city of Bursa, where they will be used on the growing Bursaray light metro network.
BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) is to cut 193 services when the 2013 timetable year starts on December 9, a move being implemented as part of the operator's financial recovery plan.
THE Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment in cooperation with Dutch railway infrastructure manager Prorail have started planning the construction of a new link between the Betuweroute dedicated freight line and 's-Hertogenbosch.
THE German Federal Ministry for Transport and DB Networks have finalised a financing agreement for the second stage of reconstruction and remodelling at Halle station.
THE European Commission (EC) is to initiate infringement proceedings in the European Court of Justice against Poland for the failure to fully implement EU legislation on interoperability.
THE COST of electrifying the double-track line between München and Lindau is set to increase by more than a third, according to revised estimates, while the completion date of the project has also been put back from 2017 to 2019.
NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) today announced it has begun due diligence into the possible acquisition of a 49% stake in The Hague Tramways (HTM) from the municipality of The Hague, which is currently the sole shareholder.
LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) and Westphalia-Lippe Transport have awarded Westfalenbahn the concesssion to operate Germany's Emlsand regional network for 15 years from December 2015.
CONSTRUCTION officially commenced on September 21 on the latest phase of the light rail network in Utrecht. The €321m Uithof Line will serve what is currently the busiest bus corridor in the Netherlands, linking Utrecht Central station and city centre with the Uithof university campus on the eastern side of the city.
THE Belgian national railway safety authority (DVIS) granted the long-awaited authority to place in service for the AnsaldoBreda-built V250 Fyra high-speed emus operated by NS Hispeed on September 14.