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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.