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November 25, 2020 | Africa

Kenyan court quashes mandatory use of SGR for freight

KENYA’s High Court has dealt Kenya Railways Corporation’s (KRC) rail freight business a major blow after quashing an earlier government directive requiring the transport of all imported containers on the 578.8km standard gauge railway (SGR) between Mombasa and Nairobi.

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 16, 2020 | Podcasts

PS Technology Precision Train Builder™, with Seenu Chundru

Sometimes it seems like lightning strikes and we see a significant jump in the capabilities of technology. Such is the case with PS Technology’s Precision Train Builder™ (PTB), a suite of abilities that enables railroads to enhance safety using physically accurate simulation.

November 14, 2020 | Locomotives

LA and Long Beach port railway purchases battery locomotive

CALIFORNIA shortline Pacific Harbour Line (PHL) has reached an agreement with Progress Rail to receive its new EMD Joule battery-electric locomotive for a demonstration project in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

November 13, 2020 | Africa

Egypt and Sudan to cooperate on international rail link

THE governments of Egypt and Sudan have signed a joint cooperation agreement to carry out economic, social and environmental feasibility studies for the creation of a new cross-border railway between the two countries.

November 13, 2020 | Financial

ADB approves $US 121m loan for Uzbekistan rail upgrades

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued a $US 121m loan to the government of Uzbekistan to complete the modernisation of the country’s eastern rail network.

November 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

ARTC awards $A 693.8m Inland Rail contract as bidders identified for next stage

THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded the Trans4m Rail joint venture of John Holland and SEE Civil a $A 693.8m ($US 504.3m) contract to upgrade infrastructure on the 171km Narrabri - North Star section, or N2NS Phase 1, of the Inland Rail project.

November 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

Zambia Northwest Rail Phase 1A agreement signed

ZAMBIA’s Northwest Rail (NWR) has signed a cooperation agreement with Uroven, Britain, and Transmashholding (TMH) subsidiary Smart Operations to build the first phase of the 590km east-west railway.

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