Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion
SPAIN: SNCF’s low-cost subsidiary Ouigo has further expanded its operations in Spain, launching Madrid – Valladolid services on April 19, consisting of two return trips per day.
Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
NETHERLANDS: The government has confirmed co-funding for the electrification for two regional lines in the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland.
Stadler’s Spanish suburban EMUs on test
SPAIN: The first of 44 double-deck EMUs which Stadler is supplying to RENFE are now being tested at the manufacturer’s plant at Albuixech near València.
Interview: Eurofima adapts to a changing market
Eurofima Chief Executive Dr Christoph Pasternak explains to Nick Kingsley how the supra-national rolling stock financing body is tweaking its strategy to reduce its reliance on the European state railways that currently make up its shareholders.
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
FRANCE: Paris regional transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has set out revised plans to develop RER Line C, one of the busiest and most operationally challenging in the conurbation.
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Portugal: South International Corridor nears completion
RZD orders high speed trains for revived Moscow – St Petersburg project
Talgo Avril high speed trainsets to enter service in May
Trenitalia seeks more business in France
Railcoop on brink of liquidation as financing gap stymies restructuring hope
Spain: Plan de Cercanías promises an end to inaction
LeShuttle terminals readied for EU border check changes
Ukraine begins construction of standard gauge European rail link
Stadler selected for Bulgarian double-deck train order
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Lithuanian railway adopts western European data exchange system
Ukrainian Railways to order Wabtec locomotives
Dublin – Belfast electric-battery trains funded
Two prequalify for København automation Supporting Systems contract