David Burroughs

THE latest stage of the rollout of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) on São Paulo’s metro should be installed in 2019, secretary of metropolitan transportation, Mr Clodoaldo Pelissioni, has said.

BRITISH passenger operators have agreed to publish more real-time information to enable tech firms to develop better travel apps under new plans announced on August 8 by rail minister, Mr Jo Johnson, and Rail Delivery Group (RDG) chief executive, Mr Paul Plummer.

GREENBRIER announced on August 8 it has acquired a 68% stake in Turkish freight wagon manufacturer Rayvag, expanding its European operations in an area it says offers a key connection between Asia and Europe.

CZECH Railways (ČD) will modernise and rebuild 27 restaurant cars of type WRmee816, WRmee814 and ARmpee832 into a new type of bistro car.

UNITED Wagon (UWC), Russia, has been approved as a supplier to German Rail (DB) and assigned Q2 quality status after passing a quality audit, which it says is a milestone in the development of its export strategy and expansion of its presence on the European market.

THE United States Congress is moving towards a one-year ban on the use of federal funding for the purchase rolling stock from Chinese government-owned or subsidised companies, according to Mr Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Washington-based think-tank Eno Center for Transportation.

THE project director of Hong Kong’s Shatin to Central Link (SCL) has resigned and MTR CEO Mr Lincoln Leong Kwokkuen is to retire early in the wake of recent issues with the construction of the 17km, $HK 97.1bn ($US 12.3bn) project.

Dr Róbert Homolya was announced as the new CEO of Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) on August 2. Homolya was earlier responsible for transport oversight and development.

BORDEAUX Metropole has ordered an additional five Citadis trams from Alstom for €14m, on top of the 25 vehicles currently being manufactured at Alstom's site in La Rochelle.

THE Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus - Lajpat Nagar section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line was opened on August 6, expanding the Indian capital’s metro network to 296km with 214 stations.