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September 10, 2020 | Financial

BLS CEO resigns after federal audit exposes accounting flaws

BLS has announced the departure of CEO Mr Bernard Guillelmon, following the results of an audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) released on September 3, which identified flaws in the company’s accounting processes.

September 10, 2020 | Financial

Grand Central cancels planned London - Blackpool service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced that it will not launch its planned London Euston - Blackpool North service due to the economic uncertainty and changed travel habits caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

September 10, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro appoints Ricardo as shadow operator for two projects

SYDNEY Metro has appointed Ricardo, Britain, supported by Seoul Metro as shadow operator for the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport link expansion projects.

September 10, 2020 | Fleet

West Midlands Trains unveils new EMU

BRITISH operator West Midlands Trains unveiled the first of its new fleet of 25kV 50Hz class 730 Aventra EMUs on September 8, which are planned for operation on London - Birmingham West Coast Main Line (WCML) and Birmingham Cross-City Line routes.

September 10, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Vossloh offers augmented reality rail testing with Soniq Rail Explorer

VOSSLOH’s Soniq Rail Explorer is a rail tester that offers high-performance inspection capabilities enhanced with augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

September 9, 2020 | Metros

Privatisation of Brasilia metro operation proposed

A public consultation has been launched into a proposal for a private concessionaire to take over operation and maintenance of the Federal District Metro (Metro-DF) network in the capital of Brazil.

September 9, 2020 | Fleet

Rheinbahn chooses supplier for new LRVs

RHEINBAHN, which operates a regional light rail network between Duisburg and Düsseldorf in Germany’s Ruhr region, has selected a manufacturer to supply 91 new LRVs following a tender announced in May.

September 9, 2020 | Metros

Lisbon awards metro extension contract

LISBON City Council has announced the winner of a €73.5m contract for Lot 2 of the Lisbon Metro Yellow and Green Line extension project, following a decision on September 3.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

VDB - outlook for German rail industry exports bleak

THE German Railway Industry Association (VDB) has warned of long-term economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic on the international railway market, with a large section of the industry anticipating a bleak outlook for the coming year.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

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