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July 30, 2024 | Metros

São Paulo revokes monorail concession

Contract terms for Line 15/Silver no longer fit for current conditions as tendering for Line 20/Pink design contract suspended.

July 29, 2024 | Australia/NZ

New Zealand upgrades Wellington commuter network

Infrastructure investment and new train fleet for Wairarapa and Kapiti lines.

July 29, 2024 | Main line

Passenger services commence on Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway

Regular services now operating between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma.

July 26, 2024 | Financial

Spain nets final tranche of EIB loan for high-speed rail

Spanish infrastructure manager Adif AV is currently working on Basque Y project connecting Vitoria, Bilbao and San Sebastián.

July 26, 2024 | High-speed

Arson attacks disrupt French high-speed lines

Closures of three lines and major delays hit the opening day of the Paris Olympics.

July 26, 2024 | Metros

Baghdad metro preferred bidder revealed

International consortium will design, finance, build and operate the 148km driverless network.

July 26, 2024 | Fleet

Septa chooses Hitachi Rail for Philadelphia fleet contract

Deal for 200 metro cars for Market - Frankford Line is worth $US 724.3m.

July 25, 2024 | Financial

Talgo considers Škoda merger offer

Offer comes as Ganz-Mavag bid for Talgo still awaits Spanish government approval.

July 25, 2024 | Metros

New Hong Kong mass transit system planned

Arup and Asia Infrastructure Solutions win design and construction consultancy contract for 7km line in East Kowloon.

July 24, 2024 | Fleet

Alstom to supply 90 trains for Cologne S-Bahn

Manufacturer says order worth over €4bn is its largest-ever in Germany.

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