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October 8, 2020 | Light Rail

John Holland to build Gold Coast light rail extension

JOHN Holland has been selected as the preferred contractor to build the third stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail network in Queensland.

October 8, 2020 | Signalling

Plasencia - Badajoz HSL signalling tender gets go-ahead

THE Spanish government has approved a tender for upgrades to signalling and communications for the under construction high-speed line between Plasencia and Badajoz.

October 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Thailand awards high-speed line construction contract

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a Baht 7.75bn ($US 248.72m) contract for the construction of part of the 873km Bangkok - Nong Khai high-speed rail project to the SPTK joint venture.

October 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Brescia - Verona high-speed line construction begins

A ceremony was held in Lonata del Garda in northern Italy on October 5 to mark the official start of construction on the 48km Brescia Est - Verona high-speed line with the launch of TBM Martina.

October 7, 2020 | News

FS issues tender for track doubling project in Sicily

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) has issued a call for tenders in the Official Journal of the European Union for a track doubling project on the Messina - Catania main line in Sicily.

October 7, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains regional train contract to go ahead

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) will now be able to sign a €167.8m contract with Stadler for the purchase of 22 Flirt 160 regional trains, following the end of a legal dispute over the outcome of the tender.

October 7, 2020 | Metros

Washington Metro selects preferred bidder for new metro cars

WASHINGTON Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has selected Hitachi Rail as the preferred bidder for a contract potentially worth $US 1bn for up to 800 metro cars.

October 7, 2020 | Financial

Arriva and ČD win Czech passenger contracts

THE Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded passenger train operating contracts to Czech Railways (ČD) and Arriva Vlaky.

October 7, 2020 | Middle East

Iraq plans to build new line to Turkish border

CONSTRUCTION of a line between the Iraqi city of Mosul and the border with Turkey will begin shortly, according to an announcement by the provincial governor of Ninevah, Mr Najim al-Jubouri.

October 7, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Fleet: Spanish anti-Covid measures certified; Myanma Railways receives six trains; Thailand orders 50 locomotives.

Spain: Madrid Metro has received certification from the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (Aenor) that anti-Covid-19 protocols introduced on its trains and stations meet the organisation’s strict health and safety requirements.

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