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    Train Hungary Kft enters Croatian rail freight transport market

Train Hungary Kft enters Croatian rail freight transport market

Croatian railway infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura and rail freight operator Train Hungary Kft, Zagreb subsidiary, signed on Tuesday a series of contracts on the access to the Croatian railway infrastructure network, traction power supply

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Czech Republic
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    Skoda 109E electric locomotive approved for operation in Germany

Skoda 109E electric locomotive approved for operation in Germany

The new 109E Emil Zátopek electric locomotive manufactured by Škoda Transportation has obtained approval from the German Federal Railway Authority to operate on the German railway network. “We have successfully completed a series of prescribed

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Estonia
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    Estonia: Elron plans to purchase new trains

Estonia: Elron plans to purchase new trains

The Estonian state-owned railway passenger operator Elron plans to purchase five-car train sets to operate on Tallinn-Tartu route. The value of the new order is estimated at EUR 30 million. “As has

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Hungary
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    100 Stadler FLIRTs in operation in Hungary

100 Stadler FLIRTs in operation in Hungary

Stadler Rail Group has delivered on Friday the 100th low-floor electric FLIRT train to Hungary. The Swiss railway manufacturer received different orders in the past couple of years for altogether

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Lithuania
    Lithuanian Railways introduces e-ticketing system

Lithuanian Railways introduces e-ticketing system

Latvian FIMA company has installed an e-ticketing system on behalf of Lithuanian Railways, in the framework of a EUR 1.1 million contract. Train tickets are now available online and can be printed out or

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    Newag presents new 39WE EMU design project

Newag presents new 39WE EMU design project

Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag has presented the design of the new EMU for War­szaw­ska Kolej Dojaz­dowa  (WKD — War­saw Com­mu­ter Rail). The design for the new six-car 39WE EMU has been inspi­red by

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    CAF and Siemens compete for Sofia metro deal

CAF and Siemens compete for Sofia metro deal

Sofia metro operator Metropolitan EAD has announced that CAF and Simetro Sofia consortium, formed of Siemens and Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag, have submitted bids in the tender for the acquisition

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