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September 30, 2020 | Europe

DB Cargo and VTG unveil new modular wagon platform

GERMAN Rail (DB) freight subsidiary DB Cargo and wagon leasing company VTG have unveiled a new modular, multi-functional wagon platform which the two companies developed in partnership.

September 30, 2020 | Financial

MTR revenue falls, Ebitda rises for first half of year

HONG Kong rail operator MTR has reported an overall fall in revenue for its business operations of 23%, to $HK 21.59bn ($US 2.79bn) for the first half of the year, compared with $HK 28.27bn for the same period in 2019.

September 30, 2020 | Fleet

Vias Rail invites bids to supply 15 to 20 EMUs

GERMAN operator Vias Rail has invited bids to supply between 15 and 20 EMUs for regional operations, as part of its strategy to win a tender to operate regional passenger services in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.

September 30, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Taking maintenance to a higher level

MECHAN’s bogie lift works in pairs to raise a bogie frame to a comfortable height for maintenance and repairs to take place underneath.

September 30, 2020 | Fleet

Mainline testing for first British hydrogen train begins

A hydrogen train successfully operated on the mainline in Britain for the first time on September 30, with the launch of testing of the HydroFlex train developed by the University of Birmingham and rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook.

September 30, 2020 | Technology

Eurail launches digital Europe-wide ticket

EURAIL, the company providing the Eurail and Interrail Global Passes, has launched a mobile pass that allows passengers to plan and use their tickets across 33 European countries through a single app.

September 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

San Francisco’s Bart awards CBTC contract

SAN Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has awarded Parsons, United States, a $US 45m design contract for the implementation of CBTC signalling on the metro network, as part of its Train Control Modernisation Project (TCMP).

September 29, 2020 | Rolling stock

Nepal Railways receives two trains from Konkan Railway

NEPAL Railways has received delivery of two new 1190kW DEMUs from India’s Konkan Railway for operation on the 34km route between Jaynagar, India, and Kurtha, northeast of Janakpur, Nepal.

September 29, 2020 | Fleet

MÁV-HÉV low-floor EMU tender

MÁV-HÉV, a subsidiary of Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) which operates the five line 1.5kV dc suburban rail network around Budapest, has issued a call for tenders to supply of 42 low-floor EMUs.

September 29, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Raising aerial platform standards

PLATFORM Basket’s new RR9/200 aerial work platform is designed to be light, compact and transportable on road trailers with a maximum weight of 3.5 tonnes.

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