Europe rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Europe, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Le Mans transport network changes planned
FRANCE: Keolis is support the development of plans to restructure the public transport network in Le Mans.
Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe
EUROPE: Subsidiaries of Chinese rolling stock group CRRC delivered passenger trainsets to two operators in southeast Europe during April.
Irish national transport ticketing contract awarded
IRELAND: The National Transport Authority has awarded Indra a contract to supply and manage a national multimodal transport payment system covering trains, trams and buses.
SNCF and RATP to sell majority stake in Systra
SYSTRA: French national railway SNCF and Paris transport operator RATP have entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a majority stake in transport engineering consultancy Systra to Latour Capital and Fimalac.
SNCF unveils TGV-M livery
FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs and supplier Alstom have revealed the colour scheme for the operator’s future fleet of TGV-M trainsets.
Regional governments keen to keep Deutschland-Ticket
GERMANY: Transport ministers in the Länder favour keeping the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket for the long term.
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
Rack railway tests collision warning system
Pomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding
Abellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
Siemens to upgrade København S-bane for driverless operation
Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion
Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
Stadler’s Spanish suburban EMUs on test
Interview: Eurofima adapts to a changing market
Paris Line C investment plan outlined
Stars align for night train service
Shining a light on Dutch depots