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November 23, 2020 | Financial

RegioJet secures $US 16.9m government-backed loans

CZECH private operator RegioJet has secured two government-backed loans worth Koruna 375m ($US 16.9m), which will support service expansion, as the company looks to use investment and growth to combat the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

November 22, 2020 | Financial

SNCF ridership holding up during second lockdown

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reported on November 17 that passenger numbers were holding up better during France’s second lockdown, which began on October 30 and is expected to run until December 1, than during the first, which ran from mid-March to mid-May.

November 20, 2020 | Financial

Dutch alliance contributes €1bn to Amsterdam metro projects

AN alliance of seven Dutch organisations has announced that it will contribute €1.025bn towards the construction of an extension to Amsterdam’s Ring Line, and a southern extension to the North-South Line.

November 20, 2020 | Financial

Leo Express secures certification to operate in Germany

CZECH private operator Leo Express has been certified to operate passenger services in Germany by the Federal Railway Authority (EBA), following the completion of a year-long process.

November 19, 2020 | Asia

Dhaka awards engineering consultancy contract for Line 5 section

DHAKA Mass Transit Company (DMTCL), which oversees the implementation of the Bangladeshi capital’s metro project, has awarded a Yen 13.5bn ($US 127m) consultancy contract for the 20km MRT Line 5 North section to a Nippon Koei-led consortium of seven businesses.

November 18, 2020 | News

Pakistan to seek reduced Chinese loan for Mainline-1 project

THE government of Pakistan is reportedly planning to seek a reduced $US 2.7bn loan from China to support the construction of package 1 of its $US 7.2bn Karachi - Peshawar Mainline-1 (ML-1) project.

November 18, 2020 | Fleet

CFL Cargo orders 10 Traxx locomotives

LUXEMBOURG freight operator CFL Cargo has ordered 10 Traxx MS multi-system electric locomotives from Bombardier, following the signing of a contract on November 18.

November 17, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief - Technology: Shenzhen Metro tests smart windows; Bombardier's predictive maintenance service for signalling; Rumo start-up programme winners revealed

China: Shenzhen Metro, in collaboration with Wabtec and CRRC Nanjing Puzhen, will install and test six Wabtec Smart Windows in one of its six-car Type A trains which operate on metro Line 6.

November 17, 2020 | Financial

Alstom renews brake supply contract with Knorr-Bremse

ALSTOM has extended its existing framework contract with Knorr-Bremse for the supply of the KBGM-P braking system until the end of 2025.

November 17, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom unveils new trains for Montreal REM

THE first four-car driverless metro train for Montreal’s Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) automated light metro project were unveiled by Alstom on November 16.

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