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August 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Ceneri Base Tunnel set for December opening

THE 15.4km Ceneri Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps is due to be handed over to Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) on September 4, 14 years after construction started, with operation due to begin by the end of the year.

August 7, 2020 | Freight

First 50km of 414km Mongolian freight line completed

ULAANBAATAR Railway (UBTZ) has completed construction of the first 50km of the 414.6km Talvin Tolgoi - Zumbayan 1520mm-gauge railway with a ceremony held to mark the occasion attended by Mongolian prime minister, Mr Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.

August 5, 2020 | Freight

Adif reports losses for first half of 2020

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has reported a net loss of €325.2m for the first six months of 2020, more than doubling its previous loss of €134.05m for the same period in 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 5, 2020 | Metros

CRRC ships first London Underground wagons

CRRC subsidiary CRRC Shandong has shipped the first engineering wagons developed for London Underground from Lianyungang, China, as part of an order for 71 wagons awarded in April 2017.

August 4, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Zhuzhou unveils 28.8MW electric freight locomotive

CRRC Zhuzhou has unveiled the first of its Shen 24 28.8MW electric six-section locomotives at a ceremony attended by Chinese government officials and academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

August 4, 2020 | Fleet

Etihad Rail places order for 842 freight wagons

ETIHAD Rail, UAE, has awarded a contract for the manufacture, supply and commissioning of 842 new freight wagons to CRRC Yangtze following a virtual signing ceremony on August 4.

August 3, 2020 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches cross-border coal trains to South Africa

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) exported the first coal consignment from the Masama coal mine following a launch ceremony on July 17 attended by government ministers and officials from BR, mine owner Minergy and banking group Absa.

July 30, 2020 | Financial

CN to invest $US 520m in US rail infrastructure

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) has announced a $US 520m programme of ‘strategic investments’ in eight US states for the upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure over the remainder of this year.

July 29, 2020 | Asia

Thailand launches high-speed line feasibility study

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has begun a feasibility study for the 190km Baht 101.7bn ($US 3.2bn) Rayong - Chanthaburi - Trat eastern Phase II section of its high-speed rail project. Work on the study is expected to be completed next month and will be submitted to the Thai cabinet next year.

July 29, 2020 | Policy

Scotland unveils rail carbon reduction plans

THE Scottish government has revealed its plan to decarbonise the nation’s passenger rail services by 2035.

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