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Network Rail Consulting joins US high-speed rail project
Network Rail Consulting joins US high-speed rail project

Network Rail Consulting joins US high-speed rail project

13 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

California High-Speed Rail Authority has selected Network Rail Consulting, as part of a consultant team led by Parsons Brinckerhoff, to provide integration, program delivery and management for the first US high-speed rail network.

Member states approve €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan
Member states approve €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan

Member states approve €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan

13 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

The 28 member states that make up the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) coordination committee, have endorsed a €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan put forward by the European Commission in June 2015.

In future, passengers in the region will benefit from a new direct connection to the Netherlands, an extended range of services between Osnabrück and Münster, as well extended weekend transport services.
In future, passengers in the region will benefit from a new direct connection to the Netherlands, an extended range of services between Osnabrück and Münster, as well extended weekend transport services.

Keolis Deutschland awarded Teutoburger Wald contract

10 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

Westfalen-Lippe transport authority (NWL) has awarded the Teutoburger Wald rail contract to Keolis following the withdrawal of WestfalenBahn’s appeal.

DfT to refranchise South West Trains
DfT to refranchise South West Trains

DfT to refranchise South West Trains

7 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

The Department of Transport (DfT) has notified Stagecoach that it is ending discussions regarding the direct award of the extended South West Trains franchise from 2017-2019.

The approval, in accordance with German Regulations Governing the Construction and Operation of Railways (EBO), was passed on the 19 June 2015 by the Federal Railway Agency for operation, not only on the Karlsruhe Light Rail Transit Systems (BOStrab), but also the regional railway tracks of lines S1 and S11 of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund – Karlsruhe Transport Authority. The vehicles have been gradually delivered and put into service on BOStrab since May 2014. Previous to the introduction, the trains were thoroughly tested in the factory of the vehicle manufacturer in Valencia and by operator Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK). Approval was granted by Innotrans in Berlin four months after delivery of the first vehicle to the Karlsruhe transport company. At present, the new low-floor vehicles operate daily on the urban tramway lines in Karlsruhe. Approval has now been granted for the LRVs to operate on the regional lines S1/S11 between Hochstetten and Bad Herrenalb / Ittersbach. The NET 2012 series can be changed from being a flexible light rail vehicle to a fast regional train reaching speeds of up to 80 km/h without passengers changing mode of transport. The Citylink NET 2012 is a barrier-free, low-floor light rail vehicle, which has been adapted to the infrastructure of Karlsruhe and the special requirements needed for railway operation out of the city. Despite their suitability for regional operation the vehicles have low-floor boarding areas, operating at a 340 mm platform height, which means that the passengers can board and alight at tramway level. Currently, 15 Citylink NET 2012 vehicles operate in Karlsruhe with a further 35 due for delivery by summer 2017.
The approval, in accordance with German Regulations Governing the Construction and Operation of Railways (EBO), was passed on the 19 June 2015 by the Federal Railway Agency for operation, not only on the Karlsruhe Light Rail Transit Systems (BOStrab), but also the regional railway tracks of lines S1 and S11 of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund – Karlsruhe Transport Authority. The vehicles have been gradually delivered and put into service on BOStrab since May 2014. Previous to the introduction, the trains were thoroughly tested in the factory of the vehicle manufacturer in Valencia and by operator Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK). Approval was granted by Innotrans in Berlin four months after delivery of the first vehicle to the Karlsruhe transport company. At present, the new low-floor vehicles operate daily on the urban tramway lines in Karlsruhe. Approval has now been granted for the LRVs to operate on the regional lines S1/S11 between Hochstetten and Bad Herrenalb / Ittersbach. The NET 2012 series can be changed from being a flexible light rail vehicle to a fast regional train reaching speeds of up to 80 km/h without passengers changing mode of transport. The Citylink NET 2012 is a barrier-free, low-floor light rail vehicle, which has been adapted to the infrastructure of Karlsruhe and the special requirements needed for railway operation out of the city. Despite their suitability for regional operation the vehicles have low-floor boarding areas, operating at a 340 mm platform height, which means that the passengers can board and alight at tramway level. Currently, 15 Citylink NET 2012 vehicles operate in Karlsruhe with a further 35 due for delivery by summer 2017.

LRV approved for regional high speed line operation in Karlsruhe

7 July 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review

The new Citylink trains of the NET 2012 series, from Vossloh Kiepe and Vossloh Rail Vehicles, have been approved for regional high speed line operation in the German city of Karlsruhe.