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October 7, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Fleet: Spanish anti-Covid measures certified; Myanma Railways receives six trains; Thailand orders 50 locomotives.

Spain: Madrid Metro has received certification from the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (Aenor) that anti-Covid-19 protocols introduced on its trains and stations meet the organisation’s strict health and safety requirements.

October 6, 2020 | Light Rail

Moscow LRV contract awarded

MOSCOW light rail operator Mosgortrans has awarded a Roubles 11bn ($US 141.35m) contract to the Trading House STM consortium of Sinara Transport Machines (STM) and Skoda Transportation for the supply of 90 low-floor LRVs.

October 6, 2020 | Main line

Norway plans to replace entire long-distance fleet

NORSKE Tog, which owns Norway’s train fleet and is responsible for purchasing new vehicles, is set to commence a procurement process for up to 100 long-distance trains that will enter service between 2025 and 2033.

October 6, 2020 | Fleet

DB to build €400m ICE maintenance centre in Nuremberg

GERMAN Rail (DB) has launched a €400m project to build a new ICE maintenance facility in Nuremberg which should open in 2028.

October 6, 2020 | Metros

Guiyang Metro receives first train for Line 2

GUIYANG Metro has accepted delivery of the first six-car type B train from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen for the Chinese city’s metro Line 2, which is due to open later this year.

October 5, 2020 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg receives EU grant for onboard ETCS installation

GERMAN state-owned leasing company Baden-Württemberg State Rail Vehicle Authority (SFBW) has been awarded a €16.7m grant by the European Commission (EC) through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the installation of ETCS signalling systems on 238 regional trains.

October 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Hybrid tamper receives approval to operate in Germany

THE Dynamic E³ hybrid universal tamping machine developed by Plasser & Theurer has received unlimited approval for operation in Germany, in addition to its approval to operate in Switzerland and Austria.

October 3, 2020 | Fleet

Phoenix orders new LRVs as extension construction begins

THE Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority in Phoenix, Arizona, has awarded Siemens a contract for 14 additional S700 LRVs, primarily for the under-construction South Central Extension/Downtown Hub.

October 3, 2020 | Fleet

First Bombardier monorail trains handed over in Bangkok

BOMBARDIER officially handed over the first of 72 Innovia 300 monorail trains to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) in Bangkok.

October 2, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Paris metro train design unveiled

THE design of the new metro trains which Alstom will build for lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris metro project were revealed on October 2.

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