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October 2, 2020 | Financial

Bombardier and Knorr-Bremse renew Traxx maintenance contract

BOMBARDIER Transportation has extended its comprehensive service agreement with Knorr-Bremse for the maintenance of braking systems on its European Traxx locomotive fleet until 2025.

October 1, 2020 | Central/South America

São Paulo to resume work on monorail project

THE Brazilian city of São Paulo will recommence work on its Line 17-Gold monorail project, following the removal of an injunction on a rolling stock and signalling contract and the awarding of a new construction contract.

October 1, 2020 | Metros

New metro lines open in two Chinese cities

CHENGDU Metro and Ningbo Rapid Transit opened new metro lines on September 27. Chengdu opened the 48.2km initial section of Line 18, while Ningbo inaugurated an extension to Line 3.

October 1, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Queensland commits additional $A 136m for station accessibility

QUEENSLAND state government, Australia, has committed another $A 136m ($US 97.8m) for accessibility upgrades to four stations - two in Brisbane suburbs and two in regional towns.

October 1, 2020 | Fleet

Singapore orders 40 additional Movia metro trains from Bombardier

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has ordered another 40 six-car Movia metro trains from Bombardier for $S 337.8m ($US 247.7m) to replace second and third generation trains as part of the long-term fleet renewal programme for the North-South and East-West lines (NSEWL).

October 1, 2020 | Technology

Wabtec and Penn State University form strategic partnership

PENN State University, United States, and Wabtec have formed a strategic partnership for research into energy management, battery technology and machine learning.

October 1, 2020 | Fleet

Dutch province to introduce regular hydrogen services

THE regional transport authority in the Dutch province of Groningen has announced plans to introduce hydrogen trains for its regional concession following a successful test earlier this year.

October 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Milan signs LRV contract with Stadler

MILAN Transport (ATM) has signed a €172.6m six year framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of up to 80 low-floor bidirectional Tramlink LRVs on September 29, including an initial order for 30 LRVs.

September 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Extensive cable thefts and looting halts South African rail services

SOUTH Africa’s commuter rail services have all but ground to a halt following a cable theft epidemic and widespread vandalism that has prevented Metrorail services from operating across most of its network. Almost the entire Metrorail network, which is also partially used by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) services, has been affected.

September 30, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Rollon revamps entire product range

ROLLON launched a project in June to revamp its entire product range starting with Compact Rail, Elm and Robot actuators, Plus System products, and E-Smart and R-Smart.

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