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December 22, 2020 | Financial

US pandemic relief package includes $US 15bn for transit

THE United States congress has approved a near $US 900bn pandemic relief package, which includes $US 14bn for transit and $US 1bn for Amtrak.

December 21, 2020 | Signalling

China certifies CBTC signalling system

THALES SEC Transport (TST), a joint venture of Thales and the Shanghai Electric (SEC), has received certification from the Chinese government for its metro TSTCBTC 2.0 signalling system.

December 21, 2020 | Technology

Canadian Pacific to develop hydrogen freight locomotive

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has announced plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul freight locomotive.

December 21, 2020 | Asia

India and Bangladesh restore Haldibari - Chilahati rail link

THE restored 3.5km Haldibari - Chilahati cross-border rail link between India and Bangladesh has opened following a virtual summit attended by the respective prime ministers, Mr Narendra Modi and Mrs Sheikh Hasina, on December 17.

December 21, 2020 | North America

TransLink orders additional trains for Vancouver SkyTrain

TRANSLINK, which operates Vancouver’s Skytrain metro system, has awarded a $C 721m ($US 565m) contract to Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 41 five-car trains for the network.

December 21, 2020 | Africa

Nigeria begins trials on Lagos - Ibadan line

NIGERIAN Railways (NR) has begun trial operation on the 156km $US 1.5bn Lagos - Ibadan railway, ahead of launching full services in January.

December 21, 2020 | Fleet

SNCB orders 204 double-deck coaches

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has exercised an option for 204 additional double-deck M7 coaches worth €445m from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier, under a framework agreement signed in December 2015.

December 19, 2020 | Freight

EC approves German scheme to promote modal shift

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €200m, five-year German government scheme to promote the shift of road freight transport to rail by offering to subsidise the cost of installing new railway sidings and other related infrastructure.

December 18, 2020 | Policy

Canada publishes hydrogen strategy

THE Canadian government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada on December 16, which aims to support plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and “cement Canada’s position as a global, industrial leader of clean renewable fuels” as part of its post-Covid economic recovery.

December 18, 2020 | Financial

Flixmobility refers DB state aid complaint to European Commission

FLIXMOBILITY, the parent company of German open-access long-distance operator Flixtrain and long-distance bus operator Flixbus, has laid a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) over the billions of euros of state aid provided to German Rail (DB) by the German government.

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