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September 17, 2020 | Fleet

Govia Thameslink Railway announces £55m fleet upgrade

GOVIA Thameslink Railway (GTR) and leasing company Porterbrook have announced a five-year, £55m programme to modernise the Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern ‘Electrostar’ fleets, a total of 270 trains.

September 16, 2020 | Financial

Alstom expects to acquire Bombardier Transportation for less than envisaged

ALSTOM has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier and Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation for between €5.5bn and €5.9bn, and now says this could drop to €5.3bn.

September 16, 2020 | Technology

Talgo unveils hydrogen propulsion system

SPANISH train manufacturer Talgo has unveiled a new modular hydrogen-powered propulsion system at a conference in Spain on September 16 which it says could offer an emission-free alternative to diesel traction for non-electrified lines.

September 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

First section of Australia’s Inland Rail project completed

THE first section of Australia’s 1700km $A 10bn ($US 7.3bn) Melbourne - Brisbane Inland Rail project has been completed with the opening of the Parkes - Narromine section in New South Wales (NSW) on September 15. The milestone was marked with the hammering in of a gold clip in Parkes, where the project was launched in December 2018.

September 16, 2020 | Financial

Czech Railways reports first-half losses

CZECH Railways (ČD) has reported a loss of Korunas 1.98bn ($US 87.9m) for the first six months of the year, compared with the same period in 2019.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Bart’s Transbay Project gets $US 1.2bn boost

THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued a $US 1.2bn grant for Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (Bart) Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Programme between Oakland and central San Francisco, the largest grant ever awarded to Bart.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Guadalajara Line 3 opens in Mexico

THE third line of Mexico’s Guadalajara light rail and metro network formally opened on September 12 in the presence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mr Enrique Alfaro, governor of the state of Jalisco.

September 16, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Victoria orders a further 18 VLocity DMUs

THE Australian state of Victoria has exercised an option for a further 18 three-car VLocity DMUs from Bombardier Transportation worth $US 139m for use on regional lines.

September 16, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB and SBB announce 2024 Nightjet strategy

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have announced a joint strategy to expand the number of Nightjet international overnight services operated through their partnership from six to 10, following a Letter of Intent signed by the two companies.

September 16, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Enabling real-time GPS tracking

SYNTONY’s GNSS SoftSpot IoT receiver enables energy-efficient real-time GPS tracking of rail assets such as construction tools, containers and materials.

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