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Keith Barrow

Keith Barrow joined IRJ as News Editor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Editor in 2008. He was previously editor of employee publications for the Welsh Assembly Government, G4S, and Thomsonfly, and has written for a range of other publications including the Derby Telegraph. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2002 with a degree in journalism.

November 9, 2017 | Africa

China to carry out Sudan-Chad railway study

SUDAN’s Ministry of Roads and Bridges signed an agreement with two Chinese companies in Khartoum on November 7 for a 12-month feasibility study into the construction of a 3400km railway linking the Red Sea with its landlocked neighbour Chad.

November 9, 2017 | Rolling stock

LNVG and Alstom sign hydrogen fuel cell train contract

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) signed a contract with Alstom and gas supplier Linde Group in Wolfsburg on November 9 for a fleet of 14 Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel multiple units, which will replace diesel trains on non-electrified routes in northwest Germany from 2021 onwards.

November 9, 2017 | Locomotives

Locomotive order to save Bombardier’s Vado Ligure plant

ITALIAN State Railways' (FS) rail freight subsidiaries TX Logistik and Mercitalia Rail have reportedly selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply and maintain up to 125 electric locomotives in a move which could secure the immediate future of the Bombardier plant at Vado Ligure near Genoa.

November 8, 2017 | Rolling stock

Faiveley to supply equipment for NSW New Intercity Fleet

FAIVELEY Transport announced on November 7 that it received orders with a total value of more than $US 150m from the RailConnect NSW consortium of Hyundai Rotem, UGL and Mitsubishi Electric Australia to supply equipment for NSW TrainLink’s New InterCity Fleet.

November 8, 2017 | Light Rail

Tram-train operators plan joint rolling stock procurement

OPERATORS of German and Austrian tram-train networks using the so-called Karlsruhe model announced on November 8 that they will pool their resources to jointly order rolling stock for their respective systems.

November 8, 2017 | Signalling

Stockholm Red Line resignalling contract cancelled

GREATER Stockholm Local Transport (SL) announced on November 7 that it has cancelled its contract with Ansaldo STS for the resignalling of the metro Red Line “with immediate effect.

November 8, 2017 | Metros

Ahmedabad orders Hyundai Rotem metro trains

METRO-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (Mega) has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Won 177.1bn ($US 159m) contract to supply 96 metro cars for Ahmedabad metro Line 1.

November 8, 2017 | Financial

Polish banks ride to the aid of Pesa

POLISH rolling stock manufacturer Pesa has secured a Zlotys 200m ($US 54.7m) loan from a consortium of six financial institutions led by PKO Bank Polski, which will enable the Bydgoszcz-based supplier to complete the restructuring of its business and maintain its liquidity until a strategic investor can be found.

November 7, 2017 | Freight

Digitalised intermodal freight project launched

A group of rail freight operators and logistics companies has launched a project which aims to enhance intermodal transport services by embracing digital technologies.

November 7, 2017 | Light Rail

YIT and VR Track chosen for Raide-Jokeri LRT contract

THE board of Helsinki City Transport (HKL) and the technical manager of the City of Espoo have selected a Finnish consortium of YIT and VR track for a contract to construct the 25km Raide-Jokeri light rail line.