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• Contracts awarded for Naples–Bari HSR, Italy [free access]

  January 18, 2021
  A Ghella-led joint venture (JV) has secured a EUR470 million contract to manage the design and construction of the 19.2-km-long Telese Terme–Vitulano section of the 146.6-km-long Naples–Bari high-speed rail (HSR) line.

• Unified ticket to be launched for transport operators in Brussels, Belgium

  January 17, 2021
  Brupass, a unified ticket, will be launched for multiple transport operators in Brussels in February 2021.

• TfL completes retrofitting of old buses to meet latest emission standards, UK

  January 15, 2021
  Transport for London (TfL) has completed the retrofitting of its older buses to meet or exceed Euro-VI emission standards.

• Solaris to supply trolleybuses in Brasov, Romania

  January 15, 2021
  Solaris has secured a contract from the Municipality of Brașov to supply 25 Trollino 18 trolleybuses in Brașov.

• Bombardier and CAF to supply rolling stock for RER Line B in Paris, France

  January 14, 2021
  A consortium of Bombardier Transportation (Bombardier) and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) has been selected as the preferred bidder, by SNCF Voyageurs and Régie Autonome des Transport Parisiens (RATP), for a contract to supply 146 suburban trainsets that will be deployed on the Réseau Express Régional (RER) Line B in the Paris metropolitan area.

• Unified travel app launched for all bus operators in York, UK

  January 14, 2021
  A unified travel application (app) has been launched for all bus operators in York.

• Ekoenergetyka Polska to supply charging infrastructure in Paris, France

  January 14, 2021
  Ekoenergetyka Polska has secured a contract from Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) to supply 274 electric vehicle chargers for two depots in Paris.

• TUV Rheinland InterTraffic to develop standard for hydrogen applications in rail vehicles, Germany

  January 14, 2021
  TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic has been selected by the German Center for Rail Transport Research at the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA)/German Federal Railway Office to develop a standard for hydrogen applications in rail vehicles.

• Navigo pass recharge function launched for iPhones, France

  January 13, 2021
  Île-de-France Mobilités has launched the Navigo pass recharge function for iPhones.

• Irizar electric buses deployed in Strasbourg, France

  January 13, 2021
  Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS) has deployed 10 Irizar ie electric buses on Line 10 in Strasbourg.

• STIB to test hydrogen bus in Brussels, Belgium

  January 13, 2021
  Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB)/ Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB) has announced that it will test a hydrogen-powered bus over the next two years to observe its advantages over conventional, hybrid, and electric buses.

• Emission-free zone to be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden

  January 13, 2021
  The city of Gothenburg (through its agency, Business Region Göteborg), Volvo Cars, and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have partnered to test an emission-free ‘Green City Zone’ in Gothenburg.

• DB to pilot HD mapping technology for Sensors4Rail project, Germany

  January 12, 2021
  Deutsche Bahn (DB) will pilot the use of high-definition (HD) mapping technology as a part of the Sensors4Rail project.

• Troika card to be deployed for fare payment in multiple areas, Russia

  January 12, 2021
  The Troika card, the contactless smartcard currently deployed for public transport services in Moscow and Tula, is planned to be deployed in the region surrounding the city of Moscow.

• SZ completes feasibility study for Prague–Dresden HSR; awards contract to plan eastern Prague section, Czech Republic

  January 11, 2021
  Czech Republic’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has approved a feasibility study conducted by Správa Zeleznic (SŽ), the national railway infrastructure manager of the country, for the 125-km section of a line to connect Prague with the German city of Dresden.

• VDL to supply 102 electric buses in Oslo, Norway

  January 11, 2021
  VDL Bus & Coach (VDL) has secured a contract to supply 102 Citea electric buses to Norgesbuss, the bus transport operator in Oslo.

• Transport Scotland announces second round of MaaS Investment Fund, UK

  January 11, 2021
  Transport Scotland has announced the launch of the second round of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Investment Fund.

• First Type 71-921 Corsair tram to be tested in Kaliningrad, Russia

  January 11, 2021
  PK Transportnye Systemy (PK TS) has delivered the first Type 71-921 Corsair tram in Kaliningrad for testing on the city’s network.

• OBB to invest EUR2.13 billion in eight regions in 2021, Austria

  January 9, 2021
  Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB), the Austrian Federal Railways, has announced plans to invest EUR2.13 billion in 2021 across its rail networks in eight regions, that is, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Styria, Vienna, and Salzburg.

• First Karsan Atak electric buses delivered in Ghent, Belgium

  January 9, 2021
  Karsan has delivered the first two Atak electric buses to Keolis for operation in the city of Ghent.