Date: 14/12/2015

THE first rail services to be operated in another European country by National Express have been launched in Germany. Yesterday's Europe-wide timetable change saw the transfer of operations on two German routes from DB Regio to National Express, which had won the contracts to run the lines in the Kln (Cologne) area in February 2013. The services are RE7 (regional express, Krefeld-Kln-Wuppertal-Hagen-Hamm-Mnster-Rheine) and RB48 (stopping service, Bonn-Kln-Wuppertal). NX has procured 34 160 km/h Bombardier Talent 2 trains on behalf of the regional transport authorities for the services, and said it expects to carry 18 million passengers annually. The contracts will run for 15 years and are forecast to earn a total of 1.6 billion (£1.1 billion). [From Richard Buckby]

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THE first rail services to be operated in another European country by National Express have been launched in Germany. Yesterday's Europe-wide timetab...