TRANSPORT for London (TfL) subsidiary London Tramlink has exercised an option for four additional Variobahn low-floor LRVs from Stadler Pankow, which will be used on the light rail network in Croydon.
BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has begun preparing a claim for damages against AnsaldoBreda following the cancellation of its order for three V250 high-speed trains.
WORK has started to create a prototype battery-powered emu which can operate beyond the catenary as way of extending the benefits of electric operation as Britain electrifies more of it national rail network.
DB Regio introduced new Bombardier class 442 emus built for the Mid-German S-Bahn network around Leipzig on August 18, four months before they were due to enter service.
THE FIRST Pendolino set for PKP Intercity was presented to the public and the media at Wroclaw Central station on August 12, while en route from Alstom's Savigliano plant in Italy to the test centre at Żmigród, Poland.
KRAKOW Transport Authority (MPK) has issued tender notices for two contracts to supply a fleet of 36 low-floor light rail vehicles and 40 ticket machines.
BELGIAN infrastructure manager Infrabel says civil works have now been completed on the 16.2km Liefkenshoek rail link, which will provide a direct connection for freight trains between the western area of Antwerp docks and Antwerp North yard on the east bank of the river Scheldt.
CONSULTATION is due to begin this week on an application by British open-access passenger operator Grand Central to continue operating services on the East Coast Main Line beyond the expiry of its current track access agreement in 2016.
GERMAN operator Hessen State Railway (HLB) has issued a call for tender for between 20 and 30 emus as part of its planned bid to operate train services on the Main-Neckar-Ried network.
SPANISH development minister Mrs Ana Pastor has announced a range of measures aimed at improving safety across the whole rail network after the accident at Santiago de Compostela on July 26, which left 79 dead and dozens injured.