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NewsNS and CAF test train automation technology
NETHERLANDS: National operator NS and CAF have completed a programme of tests for automated operations. The tests had two objectives. First was to evaluate the benefits that could be derived from using GoA2 in terms of energy efficiency, punctuality and capacity. Termed ATO Endurance, the test ...
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NewsRebuilt diesel-battery hybrid loco in service
NETHERLANDS: Tata Steel’s Velsen-Noord plant has put into service the first of 10 General Electric 90 tonne Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives dating from 1963-71 which are being rebuilt into diesel-battery hybrids. Tata Steel is refurbishing the frames and wheelsets, with Bemo Rail undertaking the rest of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalAmsterdam metro train order increased
SPAIN: Amsterdam transport operator GVB has awarded CAF a firm order to supply an additional 13 three-car M7 metro trainsets. The order announced by the Spanish manufacturer on November 12 has been placed via a November 2018 contract for an initial 30 sets with options for ...
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NewsEurostar confirms date for return of direct Amsterdam – London trains
EUROPE: Direct trains between Amsterdam Centraal and London will be reinstated from February 10 2025, with the opening of a higher capacity departure terminal for passengers on Eurostar’s cross-Channel service. Through services were suspended from June 15 because remodelling works meant there was no space for ...
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NewsCrossing asset management research project launched
EUROPE: The XCross research project has been launched with the aim of enhancing the inspection and maintenance of turnout crossing surface profiles. The project will use handheld 3D laser scanning and computer vision to create a digital twin. Advanced optimisation strategies will then be used to determine ...
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NewsRecycled copper contact wire to be installed
NETHERLANDS: An agreement for the installation of overhead electrification contact wire made from 100% recycled copper was signed at InnoTrans by La Farga, ProRail, Strukton Rail and Railtech. The 100% recycled Genius copper developed by Spanish copper recycling company La Farga will offer the same mechanical ...
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NewsArriva wins Dutch train and bus operating contact
NETHERLANDS: The province of Gelderland has awarded Arriva the contract to operate the Achterhoek Rivierenland package of rail and bus services from December 14 2025. EBS and Keolis had also bid for the contract which covers regional passenger train services on the Apeldoorn – Zutphen, Zutphen ...
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Metro Report InternationalChildren with Down’s syndrome act as tram conductors
NETHERLANDS: Staff on Amsterdam tram Route 26 gave children with Down’s syndrome the chance to be conductors for a day, opening and closing the doors and announcing the stops.
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NewsBrussels – Venezia night train to serve winter sports and city break destinations
EUROPE: Open access night train operator European Sleeper is to launch a seasonal Brussels – Utrecht – Köln – München – Innsbruck – Verona – Venezia service to winter sports and city trip destinations. The service is being planned around school holidays, the peak winter sports ...
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NewsLiège – Maastricht – Aachen regional services finally launched
EUROPE: A through regional passenger train service linking Liège in Belgium with Aachen in Germany via Maastricht in the Netherlands was finally launched on June 30. Branded as LIMAX for the cities served, the so-called Three Countries Service was originally expected to start running in 2018. ...
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NewsInvestor sees ‘genuine growth potential’ as DB completes sale of Arriva
EUROPE: The sale of Deutsche Bahn’s non-German public transport business Arriva to I Squared Capital has been completed, the companies announced on June 3. DB said it would now focus on rail transport within Germany, while I Squared said it sees opportunities to invest in decarbonisation. ...
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Metro Report InternationalEasier payment helps boost Amsterdam public transport ridership
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam public transport operator GVB reports that it carried more passengers than anticipated in 2023, with an increase in tourists and leisure travellers compensating for the drop in regular commuters because of hybrid working. GVB said this was helped by the introduction of bank card payment ...
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NewsEurostar plans to acquire 50 ‘fully interoperable’ trains
EUROPE: International high speed train operator Eurostar says it is ‘preparing to invest’ in up to 50 high speed trainsets, which would be fully interoperable ’across five countries and beyond’. The new trains would enter service from the early 2030s, replacing the 17 PBKA and nine ...
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NewsAbellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
EUROPE: German regional operator BeNEX is to acquire Abellio’s German subsidiary from Dutch national operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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NewsElectrification 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.
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NewsShining a light on Dutch depots
NETHERLANDS: Local company Raillighting has developed a low-cost lighting assembly for illuminating walkways and other work zones which can be rapidly installed by hand. Branded Railpuck Luminaire, the lights are primarily intended to illuminate the paths and walkways used by staff to access depot buildings and ...
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NewsFurther concerns raised about Dutch train operating contract
Source: NS NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has sent a further letter of formal notice to the Netherlands, expressing concerns about the direct award of a contract for state-owned incumbent Nederlandse Spoorwegen to operate services on the designated core passenger network between January 1 2025 and December ...
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In depthNetherlands: TINA on course to reshape HTM tram fleet
Dutch operator HTM has unveiled a mock-up of its next-generation trams from Stadler’s expanding modular TINA range. Dr Harry Hondius reports from Den Haag.
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NewsNo bids to supply hydrogen trains
NETHERLANDS: No bids were received in response to a call for tenders to supply hydrogen trains for use by Arriva on regional lines in the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland. An Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel-cell multiple-unit was tested on the Groningen – Leeuwarden route ...
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NewsDutch-German cross-border rail connection approved
EUROPE: The German Land of Niedersachsen has approved the start of preliminary works paving the way for the reintroduction of a passenger service on the freight-only line from Neuenhaus to Coevorden in the Netherlands. The Land has applied for federal funding to cover 90% of the ...