Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Klaipėda – Kyiv rail freight plan
EUROPE: Lithuania’s national train operator LTG Group and Ukrainian Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an intermodal freight service from the Baltic port of Klaipėda to Kyiv via Poland.
Ivolga 4·0 EMU enters service
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Ivolga 4·0 electric multiple-units were put into service on Moskva Central Diameter Line D4 with a ceremony on May 2.
Oslo orders CAF metro trains
NORWAY: Oslo transport operator Sporveien has awarded CAF a €150m contract to supply 20 three-car metro trainsets to accommodate growing ridership and support expansion of the T-banen network.
Škoda battery multiple-unit on test
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group has sent the first 15Ev3 battery-electric multiple unit for trials at the Velim test centre ahead of deployment in the Moravskoslezský region.
Paris RER Line E reaches Nanterre
FRANCE: An 8 km largely underground extension of Paris RER Line E from Magenta-Gare du Nord to Nanterre-La Folie (Hauts de Seine) has opened.
Murcia del Carmen station fit-out contract awarded
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Ferrovial and Acciona a €164m contract to fit out the new Murcia del Carmen station.
First battery-electric train for Dublin’s DART+ network unveiled
Concrete sleeper business bought
Regauged inter-urban tram line reopens
Finnish ETCS contract awarded
Serbia begins 200 km/h testing on upgraded line
Dortmund H-Bahn looks to the future
Le Mans transport network changes planned
Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe
Irish national transport ticketing contract awarded
SNCF and RATP to sell majority stake in Systra
SNCF unveils TGV-M livery
Regional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket
Cross-border train services stepped up
Construction starts on Sevilla metro Line 3
ÖBB orders electric multiple-units for eastern Austria
Stockholm metro traffic management systems to be renewed
Torino driverless metro train production underway
Bogie maintenance contract