SBB Cargo leases 20 Vectrons for Rhine-Alpine Corridor
The Vectrons are due to be available well ahead of the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in December 2020.
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The Vectrons are due to be available well ahead of the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in December 2020.
Due to exceptional demand, DB Cargo has expanded its single wagonload network to link Northern Germany to Southeast Europe.
The EU Agency for Railways (ERA) delivers first vehicle authorisation – three weeks after becoming European authorising entity for rail traffic in Europe.
New partnership will allow Trainline customers to travel on all Swiss rail carriers, including cross-border to neighbouring countries.
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager has awarded Implenia Norge AS and Acciona Construcción the contract to construct a new 10km double-track line linking Sandbukta and Såstad.
Europe’s railway research and innovation performers have indicated their desire to strengthen industry collaboration, as the 2019 Call for Proposals prompts requests for R&I funding worth €76.8 million.
With just one authorisation authority across Europe, the ERA will present a single and simplified authorisation and certification process.
New European Commission study suggests a shift to rail would benefit citizens in Europe, as the industry excels in covering its variable infrastructure costs and externalities like air pollution, CO2 and noise through charges, with smaller cost-coverage gaps in euros per passenger-km or tonne-km than other modes.
The rail motorway has been announced between Poznan-Swarzędz and Luxembourg which will be more than 1,000 km long with a capacity of 37 intermodal units.
€200 million investment from the EIB will see construction of new tracks, upgrading existing ones to higher speed limits, electrification and implementation of ERTMS between Denmark and Germany as part of the Fehmarn Belt railway
The study shows that hydrogen technology provides a flexible, zero-emission and potentially cost-competitive solution underpinning clear business cases to replace diesel trains.
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SBB's new fleet of Giruno inner-city EMUs will accommodate 405 passengers and eventually run along the Gotthard corridor, expanding to Milan in 2020.
The new connection strengthens rail logistics service for all industrial goods with efficient and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions for whole Scandinavia.
As the liberalisation of the rail market in Norway continues, the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) has now rebranded as ‘Vy’.
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth approximately €300 million.