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Latest news and developments from Europe region

• 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.

• Siemens Mobility to provide maintenance services for high-speed trains in Germany

  January 20, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured a maintenance contract from Deutsche Bahn (DB) to provide IS 600 revision services for 40 Series 412 intercity-express 4 (ICE 4) high-speed trains.

• Extension approved for Berlin Tram Line M10, Germany

  January 20, 2021
  The final planning approval has been granted for a 2·1-km-long extension of Berlin Tram Line M10 from Hauptbahnhof to the Turmstraße U-Bahn station on Line U9.

• Keolis commences autonomous shuttle trials in Gothenburg, Sweden

  January 20, 2021
  Keolis has commenced autonomous shuttle trials on a 1.8-km-long route in Gothenburg, on behalf of Västtrafik, the public transport provider in the Västra Götaland region.

• SWM commissions PSI Transcom GmbH for depot management system, Germany

  January 19, 2021
  Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM), the public utility body in Munich, has commissioned PSI Transcom GmbH for the delivery of the PSIebus depot management system for the electric buses operating in Munich.

• Trial conducted for electric shuttle service in Triel-sur-Seine, France

  January 19, 2021
  The city of Triel-sur-Seine has launched the trial of a new fully electric shuttle service.

• 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.