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October 6, 2020 | Light Rail

Moscow LRV contract awarded

MOSCOW light rail operator Mosgortrans has awarded a Roubles 11bn ($US 141.35m) contract to the Trading House STM consortium of Sinara Transport Machines (STM) and Skoda Transportation for the supply of 90 low-floor LRVs.

October 6, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail to deploy machine learning on 40 rail projects

BRTAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has teamed up with nPlan to roll out machine leaning on 40 rail projects initially and all projects by mid-2021.

October 6, 2020 | Main line

Norway plans to replace entire long-distance fleet

NORSKE Tog, which owns Norway’s train fleet and is responsible for purchasing new vehicles, is set to commence a procurement process for up to 100 long-distance trains that will enter service between 2025 and 2033.

October 6, 2020 | Technology

JR East, Hitachi and Toyota to develop hydrogen-electric train

EAST Japan Railway (JR East), Hitachi and Toyota have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a prototype rail vehicle which employs a hydrogen-electric traction system.

October 6, 2020 | Fleet

DB to build €400m ICE maintenance centre in Nuremberg

GERMAN Rail (DB) has launched a €400m project to build a new ICE maintenance facility in Nuremberg which should open in 2028.

October 6, 2020 | Metros

Guiyang Metro receives first train for Line 2

GUIYANG Metro has accepted delivery of the first six-car type B train from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen for the Chinese city’s metro Line 2, which is due to open later this year.

October 5, 2020 | Financial

Transport for London requests additional financial support

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has submitted a request to the British government for an additional £5.7bn of support to counteract damage caused by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

October 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

HS2 awards £260m slab track contract

HS2 Ltd has awarded a £260m contract to a consortium of Porr and Aggregate Industries UK to design and manufacture slab track for the new London - Birmingham - Crewe high-speed line. The contract excludes track in tunnels and on some specialist structures.

October 5, 2020 | Technology

Siemens Mobility and Siemens Energy sign hydrogen research agreement

SIEMENS Mobility and newly spun-off firm Siemens Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop standardised technology for hydrogen trains, with the aim of providing a complete, holistic hydrogen-based rail solution.

October 5, 2020 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg receives EU grant for onboard ETCS installation

GERMAN state-owned leasing company Baden-Württemberg State Rail Vehicle Authority (SFBW) has been awarded a €16.7m grant by the European Commission (EC) through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the installation of ETCS signalling systems on 238 regional trains.

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