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Dutch trains become 100% powered by wind energy

The national railway company, NS, said that its renewables target had been met a year earlier than planned. All Dutch trains have become 100% powered by electricity generated by wind energy, the national railway company NS has said . “Since 1 January, 100% of our trains are running on wind energy,” said NS spokesman, Ton Boon.

Rail franchise mandarin's board gave Southern contract to client of his company

Peter Wilkinson held role at Department for Transport while owning stake in FCP, a consultancy that had been advising GoviaThe civil servant who awarded Southern rail its franchise made the decision to do so while owning a large share in a consultancy that had been advising the troubled operator’s parent company.Peter Wilkinson, who had been hired by the Department for Transport (DfT) to act as its franchising director, was involved in awarding the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern franchises to Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) in May 2014.

National Express to sell c2c to Italian railways

NATIONAL EXPRESS is set to sell its last British rail franchise to the Italian state operator FS.