Europe News

Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Moscow’s Central Transport Hub project completion date preponed, Russia

  April 15, 2021
  The government of Moscow has announced plans to complete the Central Transport Hub project by the start of 2023, a year and a half earlier than initially planned.

• RATP and IDFM approve operating and investment contract for 2021–2024, France [free access]

  April 15, 2021
  The new 2021–2024 operating and investment contract has been approved by the boards of directors of Île-de-France Mobility (IDFM) and Régie Autonome des Transport Parisiens (RATP) for the public transport network operated by RATP in the Île-de-France region.

• Alstom and CAF consortium to supply rolling stock for Paris RER Line B, France

  April 14, 2021
  The Alstom and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) consortium has been confirmed, by SNCF Voyageurs and Régie Autonome des Transport Parisiens (RATP), as the supplier of the EUR2.56 billion contract to supply 146 double-deck suburban trainsets that will be deployed on Réseau Express Régional (RER) Line B in the Paris metropolitan area.

• CAF to supply 28 regional trains to AB Transitio, Sweden

  April 14, 2021
  Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) has secured a contract from AB Transitio, a vehicle-leasing company in Sweden, to supply eight four-car biodiesel-electric bi-mode units (BEMUs) and 20 four-car electric multiple units (EMUs) and to expand regional services across the country, under the terms of the framework agreement signed in 2014.

• Carrosserie Hess AG to supply electric trolleybuses in Winterthur, Switzerland

  April 13, 2021
  Carrosserie Hess AG has secured a contract from Stadtbus Winterthur to supply up to 70 electric trolleybuses in Winterthur.

• Plans updated for HSR lines in Czech Republic

  April 13, 2021
  Správa Zeleznic (SŽ), the national railway infrastructure manager of Czech Republic, has presented updated plans for construction work on several high-speed rail (HSR) lines in the country.

• Funds allocated through National Growth Fund for rail projects, Netherlands

  April 12, 2021
  The Government of the Netherlands has allocated funding through the National Growth Fund for 10 projects, including two rail projects.

• Opening of Rennes Metro Line B delayed, France

  April 12, 2021
  The opening of Rennes Metro Line B has been delayed from the planned launch in September 2021 after Siemens announced that it will not be able to deliver the trains for the line in a timely manner.

• Passenger services commence on Île-de-France Tram line 9, France

  April 12, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced on Île-de-France Tram line 9, spanning 10 km from Paris to Orly-Ville, across 19 stations.

• Solaris to deliver another six electric buses in Szczecin, Poland

  April 11, 2021
  Solaris has secured a PLN16.5 million contract to supply six electric buses to Szczecin.

• Hull Trains deploys passenger-tracking technology to support social distancing, UK

  April 9, 2021
  Hull Trains, a rail operator in the UK, has deployed the Safer Travel Tool, a new passenger-tracking technology that will support social distancing.

• Blackpool Transport renews contract with Passenger, UK

  April 9, 2021
  Blackpool Transport, a bus and tram operator in the UK, has renewed its contract with Passenger, a digital transport services provider.

• Renfe announces plans to expand Avlo HSR services; to develop unified ticketing system, Spain

  April 8, 2021
  Renfe, the national railway operator in Spain, has announced plans to expand the new low-cost Avlo high speed rail (HSR) services.

• Alstom to deliver electric-hydrogen trains to SNCF Voyageurs, France

  April 8, 2021
  Alstom has secured an EUR190 million contract from SNCF Voyageurs for the supply of 12 dual-mode electric-hydrogen trains.

• Rolling stock tenders issued for Netinera’s subsidiaries, Germany [free access]

  April 7, 2021
  Netinera, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), has issued two tenders for the procurement of new rolling stock that will be deployed on rail lines operated by Netinera’s subsidiaries that operate regional contracts in Germany.

• VDL to supply electric buses to Hermes, Netherlands

  April 7, 2021
  VDL Bus & Coach (VDL) has secured a contract from Hermes, the bus operator in the Zuidoost-Brabant and Arnhem-Nijmegen regions, for the supply of 32 Citea electric buses that will be deployed in Eindhoven.

• MAN to supply buses to Anchersen A/S, Denmark

  April 7, 2021
  MAN Truck & Bus (MAN) has secured a contract from Anchersen A/S, the bus operator in Copenhagen, to supply 25 Lion’s City 12 E electric buses.

• Arup to upgrade Dublin Area Rapid Transit coastal rail network, Ireland

  April 7, 2021
  UK-based Arup has secured a contract from Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail to upgrade the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) coastal lines.

• 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.