Europe News

Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Temsa to supply electric midi buses to Druskininkai, Lithuania

  January 10, 2022
  Turkey-based Temsa has secured a contract to supply nine electric MD9 electriCity midi buses to Druskininkai.

• VBB launches FlexTicket in Berlin, Germany

  January 8, 2022
  Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) has launched a pilot on the new FlexTicket, an eight-trip pack of day passes for the Berlin AB tariff area.

• NAH-SH cancels contract with RDC, Germany

  January 8, 2022
  The Schleswig-Holstein Local Transport Association (NAH-SH) has cancelled its contract with Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) Deutschland for the operation of a regional railway network in northern Germany.

• Karsan delivers buses to Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine

  January 8, 2022
  Turkey-based Karsan has delivered 150 buses to the Kharkiv City Council, comprising 6 metre diesel Jest+ and 8 metre diesel Atak models.

• PKP Polskie invites bids to conduct planning study for Warsaw Railway Junction, Poland [free access]

  January 7, 2022
  PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP PLK) has invited bids to conduct an elaborate planning study for the Warsaw Railway Junction as part of the Rail Master Plan of Warsaw Agglomeration.

• Assystem to manage construction of Ispartakule–Cerkezkoy rail section, Turkey

  January 7, 2022
  France-based Assystem has secured a contract to manage the development of a high-speed (HSR) electrified railway line between Ispartakule and Çerkezköy.

• Siemens to supply locomotives to Railpool

  January 7, 2022
  Siemens Mobility has signed a framework agreement with Germany-based Railpool to supply 100 Vectron locomotives.

• Alstom to supply EMUs to DB Regio AG, Germany

  January 7, 2022
  Alstom has secured a contract to supply 17 Cordia Stream electric multiple units (EMUs) to DB Regio AG.

• Arrival commences trial operations of new electric bus, UK

  January 5, 2022
  Arrival has commenced trial operations of its new three-door electric bus at a testing facility in the UK.

• Tartu County Public Centre invites bids to operate buses, Estonia

  January 5, 2022
  The Tartu County Public Transport Centre has launched a tender for a public bus operator in Tartu County from the beginning of 2023 till the end of March 2028.

• WBG to operate new bus route in Stuttgart, Germany

  January 5, 2022
  Württembergische Bus-Gesellschaft (WBG), a subsidiary of Transdev Germany, has secured a contract from Verkehrs-und Tarifverbund Stuttgart GmbH (VVS) to act as the subcontractor for a new bus route in Stuttgart.

• EIB grants investment loan to NEB for battery-driven trains, Germany

  January 5, 2022
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR95 million investment loan to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) for the procurement of battery-driven trains.

• Liverpool City announces plans to introduce green bus routes, UK

  January 3, 2022
  The Liverpool City Region has announced plans to expand connectivity in the city by utilising the EUR710 million allocated by the UK government.

• Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric consortium to supply trolleybuses to BKK, Hungary

  January 3, 2022
  A consortium of Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric has secured an order from Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt. (BKK) to supply 48 battery-electric trolleybuses.

• Metrowagonmash to supply metro cars for Tbilisi Metro, Georgia

  January 3, 2022
  Russia-based Metrowagonmash has secured a contract to supply 44 metro cars that will be deployed on the Tbilisi Metro network.

• Alstom to provide maintenance services for Bucharest Metro, Romania

  January 3, 2022
  Alstom has secured a EUR500 million contract from Metrorex to provide maintenance services for the Bucharest Metro fleet.

• TfW to pilot ‘pay as you go’ ticketing on trains and buses, UK [free access]

  January 3, 2022
  Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced plans to pilot ‘pay as you go’ ticketing on trains and buses, where passengers will be able to purchase tickets by tapping in and out with bank cards.

• Birmingham deploys hydrogen buses on National Express West Midlands Route 51, UK

  January 3, 2022
  The Birmingham City Council has deployed 20 zero-emission hydrogen buses on the National Express West Midlands Route 51 to Walsall through Perry Barr.

• Kempower to supply electric bus fleet charging solutions to Gothenburg, Sweden

  January 3, 2022
  Kempower has secured an order from Keolis to supply electric bus fleet charging solutions to Gothenburg.

• Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Villach, Austria

  January 3, 2022
  Solaris has secured an order from ÖBB Postbus to supply five Urbino 12 hydrogen buses for deployment in Villach.