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January 21, 2021 | Financial

Getlink reports 24% fall in turnover in 2020

CHANNEL Tunnel operator Getlink has reported a 24% fall in turnover to €815.9m for 2020 compared with 2019, due to restrictions on movement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 21, 2021 | Asia

China to fund Philippines’ $US 940m Subic - Clark railway

THE Chinese government has signed a contract with the government of the Philippines to fund the construction of the $US 940m, 71km single-track Subic - Clark freight line, with loan negotiations expected to begin shortly.

January 21, 2021 | Europe

Trainose receives first Pendolino for Athens - Thessaloniki line

GREEK national operator Trainose has received the first of five ETR470 Pendolino trains refurbished by Alstom for use on the 502km Athens - Thessaloniki line.

January 21, 2021 | Financial

BNSF announces $US 2.99bn 2021 capital plan

UNITED States Class 1 railway BNSF has set a $US 2.99bn capital expenditure plan for 2021, with the largest portion going toward maintaining the core network and related assets.

January 21, 2021 | Fleet

JR Central completes testing of HC85 series hybrid multiple unit

JR Central has completed a year-long operational trial of the HC85 Series diesel-battery hybrid multiple units, which will now be introduced to replace series 85 DMUs on the Nanki and Hida limited express services.

January 21, 2021 | Light Rail

First tram-train delivered for Paris T13

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility (IdFM) has received the first of a fleet of 11 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains for the T13 light rail line.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

JR Central to furlough 9500 employees

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) has announced that it will furlough around 9500 employees from January 25 until February 28, in response to tightening Covid-19 restrictions.

January 20, 2021 | Infrastructure

California - Las Vegas HS line construction could start in Q2 2021

BRIGHTLINE West hopes to begin construction of its $US 8.4bn 270km California - Las Vegas high-speed line in the second quarter of 2021.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

Dhaka circular line feasibility study completed

BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has completed a feasibility study for the planned 81km Dhaka circular railway, which is intended to ease the city’s high levels of congestion.

January 20, 2021 | Financial

Alpha Trains attracts investment from PGGM Infrastructure Fund and APG

TWO major investors in rolling stock leasing company (Rosco) Alpha Trains have sold their stakes in the company.

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