GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation's Hennigsdorf plant is to supply 20 three-car and 15 five-car Talent 2 electric multiple-units to Abellio Rail NRW under a €172m contract announced on December 31.
The EMUs are to be deployed on Saale-Thüringen-Südharz services which Abellio is to operate from December 2015 under a 15-year contract awarded by transport authority Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt.
PORTUGAL: The national rail discount pass launched by the government on October 21 has seen strong uptake in the first month.
UK: Open access operator Grand Central has formerly applied to industry regulator the Office for Rail & Road to extend its current track access rights which run to 2027 until 2038 to ensure its long-term future. The Arriva-owned company said this could unlock the conditions for ...
EUROPE: The rail industry has finally reached a ‘turning point’ which will facilitate the launch of new international passenger train operators competing with Eurostar on routes to the UK.
