THE Transdev subsidiary North West Rail (NWB) has been chosen by Hannover’s Regional Assembly to operate the 10-line Hannover S-Bahn network totalling 9.1 million train-km annually.

HANNOVER transport authority Üstra has placed a €19.4m order with a consortium of Kiepe Electrical, Alstom and HeiterBlick for seven additional TW3000 high-floor LRVs, which will take its fleet of these vehicles to 146.

HANNOVER transport authority Üstra has exercised an option for 46 additional TW 3000 LRVs from a consortium of Kiepe Electric and Alstom.

THE public transport authorities of Bremen and Hamburg, Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG), and the region of Hannover have published a tender to operate five regional and fast train services from December 9 2018 until December 10 2033.

INFORMATION has been released through the Official Journal of the European Union concerning a tender for the operation of nine Hannover S-Bahn services.

RESIDENTS of Hannover are finally set to ride the first of the city's new fleet of TW 3000 LRVs on Sunday March 15 just over a year since free demonstration trips took place and faults with the vehicles were subsequently discovered.