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Latest news and developments from Europe region

• Alstom completes acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

  January 29, 2021
  Alstom has completed its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.

• WYCA announces plans for an integrated and advanced transit network, UK [free access]

  January 29, 2021
  The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has released its Connectivity Infrastructure Plan and Mass Transit Vision 2040 that outlines plans for an integrated transport network in the county.

• Signalling contract awarded for Madrid–Extremadura HSR line, Spain

  January 29, 2021
  Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) Alta Velocidad (AV) has awarded an EUR84.9 million signalling and communications contract to Union Temporal de Empresas (UTE) for the 245-km-long Plasencia–Badajoz section of the Madrid–Extremadura high-speed rail (HSR) line.

• Siemens Mobility to supply regional trains in Bavaria, Germany

  January 29, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured a contract to supply 31 regional trains to DB Regio Bayern, the regional rail operator in the state of Bavaria.

• First fuel cell double-decker bus fleet commences operation in Aberdeen, UK

  January 28, 2021
  First Bus has deployed the first fuel cell double-decker bus fleet in Aberdeen, Scotland.

• Hexagon Purus to supply high-pressure cylinders to Talgo, Spain

  January 28, 2021
  Hexagon Purus has received an order to deliver high-pressure cylinders to Talgo for Vittal-One, its first zero-emission hydrogen prototype train.

• Seven stations on MCD Line D4 to commence operations in 2021, Russia

  January 28, 2021
  The Moscow Department for Transport has announced that seven stations on Line D4 of the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) system will commence operations in 2021.

• Renfe to launch Avlo HSR service, Spain

  January 27, 2021
  Renfe, the national railway operator in Spain, has announced that it will launch Avlo, its low-cost high-speed rail (HSR) service, on June 23, 2021.

• Solaris to supply hydrogen buses in Gelderland, Netherlands

  January 27, 2021
  Solaris and Arriva Netherlands have signed an agreement for the delivery of 10 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses to the province of Gelderland.

• Consultancy contract awarded for S-train system automation in Copenhagen, Denmark

  January 26, 2021
  The joint venture (JV) comprising Cowi, Parsons, and Systra with Implement Consulting Group as a subconsultant, has secured a framework contract from Danske Statsbaner (DSB)/ Danish State Railways for multidisciplinary consultancy services for the automation of the S-train system, the suburban rail system, in the Greater Copenhagen Area as a part of the Copenhagen Future Rail Network project.

• Alstom acquires B&C Transit

  January 26, 2021
  France-based Alstom has acquired US-based B&C Transit, a transit signalling engineering, design, and construction firm.

• Construction contract awarded for Vienna U-Bahn Lines U2 and U5, Austria

  January 25, 2021
  A consortium of Hochtief Infrastructure Austria, Swietelsky, and Habau Hoch und Tiefbau has secured a EUR242 million contract from Wiener Linien, the public transport provider in Vienna, for the two construction lots of the Vienna U-Bahn Lines U2 and U5.

• Funding proposed for the improvement of rail and bus infrastructure in Greater Manchester, UK

  January 25, 2021
  A GBP69.5 million Transforming Cities Fund 2 has been proposed for improving and developing rail stations and the bus network, delivering more electric vehicle (EV) charging points, and planning new Metrolink stops.

• MoU signed for construction of upcoming Belgrade Metro network, Serbia [free access]

  January 22, 2021
  The Government of the Republic of Serbia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with representatives from France-based Alstom and Egis, and China-based Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) to support the construction of the 42.5-km-long metro network in Belgrade.

• Trafikverket launches consultation for Hassleholm–Lund HSR, Sweden

  January 22, 2021
  Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has launched an online public consultation for the preferred alignment of a 70-km-long double-track rail line between Hässleholm and Lund that will form a section of the planned high-speed rail (HSR) line from Stockholm to Malmö.

• CaetanoBus to supply fuel cell buses to ESWE Verkehr, Germany

  January 21, 2021
  Portugal-based CaetanoBus has secured a contract from ESWE VerkehrsgesellschaftmbH (ESWE Verkehr), the public transport operator in Wiesbaden, to supply 10 H2.City Gold fuel cell buses.

• First tram-train delivered for Paris tram-train Line T13, France

  January 21, 2021
  The first of a fleet of 11 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains for Paris Tram Line T13 has been delivered to Île-de-France Mobilités.

• Alstom delivers first refurbished ETR470 Pendolino train to TrainOSE, Greece

  January 21, 2021
  Alstom has delivered the first refurbished ETR470 Pendolino train to TrainOSE, the railway service operator in Greece.

• Stadler delivers first Citylink tram-train to MAV-Start, Hungary

  January 21, 2021
  Stadler has delivered the first of 12 Citylink tram-trains to MÁV-Start, the national railway company in Hungary.

• MAN to supply electric buses to VAG Nurnberg, Germany

  January 20, 2021
  Germany-based MAN Truck & Bus (MAN) has secured a contract from Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG Nürnberg), the public transport operator in Nürnberg, to supply 39 electric buses.