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Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Alstom acquires brake linings manufacturer Flertex

  April 5, 2021
  Alstom has announced the acquisition of Flertex, a France-based brake linings manufacturer.

• Railway infrastructure maintenance services digitalised in Mallorca, Spain

  April 5, 2021
  Azvi has digitalised railway infrastructure maintenance services for the Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) using the MainRail software in Mallorca.

• Tests begin for train occupation displays on Transilien services, France

  April 4, 2021
  Tests have commenced for Hector, a train occupation display system, on Transilien services in the Île-de-France region.

• First viaduct installed on the Naples–Cancello section for Naples–Bari HSR, Italy

  April 3, 2021
  Webuild Group has installed the first of three viaducts on the Naples–Cancello section of the Naples–Bari high speed rail (HSR) line.

• One Big Circle to supply on-train system to identify third rail faults in the UK

  April 2, 2021
  One Big Circle has secured a contract from Network Rail to supply a combination of its Automated Intelligent Video Review (AIVR) on-train technology with thermal cameras to detect hotspots of more than 80ºCelsius to identify conductor rail and electrical cables faults on third rail electrified routes.

• BYD and ADL to supply electric buses to First Bus for services in Glasgow, UK

  April 1, 2021
  Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK have jointly secured an order from First Bus for 126 electric buses that will be deployed in Glasgow.

• Autonomous shuttle services launched in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines city, France

  April 1, 2021
  Autonomous shuttle services have been launched on a new line in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines city.

• Hitachi Rail acquires technology firm Perpetuum

  April 1, 2021
  Italy-based Hitachi Rail has announced that it has completed the acquisition of UK-based rail technology firm Perpetuum.

• VDL to supply articulated electric buses in Cologne, Germany

  April 1, 2021
  VDL Bus & Coach (VDL) has secured a contract from Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB), a transport operator in Cologne, to supply 51 articulated electric buses.

• BMVI approves funding to support introduction of AVs in Kelheim, Germany [free access]

  March 31, 2021
  The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany has approved EUR10.9 million funding for the KelRide project that is aimed at introducing autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the public transport network in the Kelheim district.

• Turnit to migrate all train ticket sales to cloud-based solution, Lithuania

  March 31, 2021
  LTG Link, the rail transport operator in Lithuania, has signed a five-year EUR7 million agreement with Turnit to migrate the sale of all train tickets in the country to Turnit Ride, a cloud-based solution.

• Plans announced for Rail Baltica project tenders in 2021

  March 31, 2021
  RB Rail AS, the joint venture (JV) implementing the Rail Baltica project, has announced plans for the project’s key upcoming tenders and timelines for 2021.

• Stagecoach to deploy electric buses in three cities across Scotland, UK

  March 31, 2021
  Stagecoach has awarded a contract for 46 electric buses to Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK for use in three cities across Scotland, including Aberdeen, Perth and Kilmarnock.

• Funding allocated for local transport authorities to deploy clean buses across England, UK

  March 30, 2021
  The Government of the UK has allocated GBP120 million funding through the Zero Emission Buses Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme to enable local transport authorities to deploy zero-emission buses.

• Alstom to supply 152 high-capacity commuter trains to Renfe, Spain

  March 29, 2021
  Alstom has secured a contract to supply 152 high-capacity X’Trapolis commuter trains to Renfe, the national railway operator in Spain.

• Solaris to supply electric buses to DPO in Czech Republic and MZK Opole in Poland

  March 29, 2021
  Poland-based Solaris has secured two contracts to supply electric buses to DPO in the Czech Republic and to MZK Opole in Poland.

• MAN to supply articulated electric buses in Uppsala, Sweden

  March 29, 2021
  MAN Truck & Bus (MAN) has secured a contract from Gamla Uppsala Buss AB (GUB), the bus operator in Uppsala, to supply 12 articulated electric Lion’s City 18 E buses.

• Shortlisted bidders announced for HS2 power supply tender, UK

  March 26, 2021
  High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited has announced the four bidders that have been shortlisted for two contracts collectively worth GBP523 million to equip high-voltage power supply systems for Phases 1 and 2A of the HS2 high-speed rail (HSR) project.

• Arrival lists shares on Nasdaq; attains USD13 billion valuation

  March 26, 2021
  UK-based Arrival, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing startup, has listed its Ordinary Shares and Warrants on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) at USD22 per share, valuing it at approximately USD13 billion.

• Tender delayed for Traffic Package 5, Norway

  March 26, 2021
  The Railway Directorate of Norway has announced plans to delay the competitive tender for the operation of Traffic Package 5.