Alstom has successfully put into commercial service the signalling upgrade of the Beni Suef Assuyt (BSA) railway line covering 15 stations between Beni Suef and Assyut officially opened to the public.
The first FLIRT trains with the ETCS GUARDIA signalling system are now operating in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany as part of the three-country trains operated by the Dutch operator Arriva.
While overall transport emissions in Europe have increased 29% over the past three decades, rail emissions have fallen dramatically – despite rising passenger numbers and freight volumes.