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August 16, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Sydney port rail capacity upgrade gets green light

THE New South Wales state government has given the go ahead for the Port Botany track doubling and Cabramatta Loop projects in Sydney, which will vastly improve rail access to Australia’s second largest container port.

August 13, 2020 | Freight

€500m German rail freight research scheme receives EC approval

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €500m German scheme which will support research, development and innovation in rail freight transport.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Croatian Railways to launch track doubling tender

CROATIAN Railways (HZ) subsidiary HZ Infrastructure has announced that it will launch a construction tender for track doubling on the 44km Hrvatski Leskovac - Karlovac line in September.

August 12, 2020 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes decarbonisation policies

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail operators, has submitted a policy proposal to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the decarbonisation of the country’s rail network.

August 12, 2020 | Freight

CP reintroduces freight services to the Atlantic coast

CANADIAN Pacific Railway (CP) marked its return to the Atlantic coast on August 11 by officially launching an intermodal service through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick.

August 12, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: KTZ freight up in first seven months; Dellner Bubenzer acquires Romag; SJ announces 2Q operating loss

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary has reported traansporting 143 million tonnes of freight during the first seven months of this year, and a freight turnover of 131.6 billion tonne-km, 4% higher than the same period last year.

August 11, 2020 | Policy

Austria proposes cut in access charges to boost rail freight

THE Austrian Ministry of Transport has announced that infrastructure access charges will be cut to support rail freight flows which are suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 11, 2020 | Financial

Adif AV awarded €1.18m grant for regenerative braking project

SPAIN’s high-speed network infrastructure manager Adif AV has been awarded a grant of €1.18m from the country’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) to offset the cost of six reversible traction substations, which are facilitating regenerative braking on Spain's conventional rail network.

August 10, 2020 | Freight

TCU authorises renewal of Vale concessions in Brazil

BRAZIL’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has authorised early renewals for the concession contracts for the Carajás Railway (EFC) and Vitoria-Minas Railway (EFVM), which are currently held by Brazilian company Vale.

August 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

Upgrade of Auckland network begins with development of third main line

DOWNER NZ has begun constructing a third track along Auckland’s mainline between Wiri and Quay Park, the first component of the wider $NZ 1bn ($US 660.9m) Auckland Metro Rail programme funded under the New Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP).

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