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December 23, 2020 | Policy

Channel Tunnel reopens after Covid-19 ban lifted

TRAIN services through the Channel Tunnel restarted on December 23 after the French government lifted a ban imposed on December 20 due to the rapid spread of a new strain of Covid-19 in England.

December 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail

RATP and SNCF challenge tender court ruling

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and French National Railways (SNCF) will appeal a decision by the Paris Judicial Court on December 17 to partially suspend a modification to their procurement process for the supply of new trains for Paris RER Line B.

December 23, 2020 | North America

Canadian Pacific completes acquisition of Detroit River Rail Tunnel

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has purchased the remaining 83.5% share of the 2.6km Detroit River Rail Tunnel, worth approximately $US 312m, from former partner Omers Infrastructure.

December 23, 2020 | Fleet

Green Cargo deploys new locomotives on Norwegian routes

FREIGHT operator Green Cargo, Sweden, has deployed the first two Stadler six-axle bi-mode Eurodual locomotives on its Oslo - Bergen route in Norway.

December 23, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders 33 more trains for Hauts-de-France

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 33 more Omneo Regio 2N double-deck EMUs worth €565m from Bombardier for use on regional networks in Hauts-de-France.

December 23, 2020 | Central/South America

Chilean State Railways awards contract for six EMUs

CHILEAN State Railways (EFE) has selected a consortium of CRRC Sifang and Temoinsa Chile as the winner of a $US 70m contract to supply six four-car bi-mode electro-diesel multiple units.

December 22, 2020 | Infrastructure

Turkey commissions upgrades to Eskisehir - Balikesir line

TURKEY has commissioned signalling and telecommunications upgrades on five sections of the 328km Eskisehir - Kutahya - Balikesir main line, nine years after work began.

December 22, 2020 | News

Salzburg approves funding agreement for Mirabellplatz LRT extension

SALZBURG City Council has approved a funding agreement between the city and federal and state and governments, to support the 750m-long Mirabellplatz extension of the Salzburg Local Railway (SLB).

December 22, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd launches new tenders

HS2 Ltd, which manages Britain’s HS2 high-speed project, has launched two new tenders for the supply of switches and crossings for the 280km line, and for systems at four Phase 1 stations.

December 22, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler assembles first Flirt train for PKP Intercity

STADLER has assembled the first of 12 Flirt EMUs for Polish operator PKP Intercity at its plant in SiedIce, Poland.

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