Eurocities and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) together hosted the high-level event "Connecting Europe at High-Speed", under the patronage of European Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna (ECR), and in cooperation with Vice-Presidents Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Pina Picierno (S&D), and Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens/EFA).
During the project, approximately 500 interlockings will be modernized and around 80 percent of the existing systems will be replaced over the next 20 years.
Four-and-a-half-year agreement extends Alstom’s partnership with SWR, providing 24/7 technical support and spares for 750 Derby-built Aventra vehicles.