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August 28, 2020 | Signalling

Transport for Wales awards Core Valley signalling contract

TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW) has awarded a three-year contract to Siemens to upgrade the signalling for its Core Valley Lines (CVL) project.

August 28, 2020 | Fleet

ODEG completes acquisition of new Desiro fleet

EAST German Railway (ODEG) has completed its acquisition of a fleet of seven Siemens Desiro Mainline EMUs following the final delivery by lessor Alpha Trains on August 22.

August 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Ayutthaya high-speed rail hub revealed

THAILAND has unveiled a Baht 31.9bn ($US 1bn) project to develop Ayutthaya, a Unesco World Heritage site north of Bangkok, as a national high-speed rail hub, to be funded through public-private partnerships (PPP).

August 28, 2020 | Metros

Three JVs shortlisted for Sydney Metro West tunnelling contracts

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has shortlisted three consortia to deliver the first two major tunnelling packages for the Sydney Metro West project from Greater Parramatta to Sydney city centre.

August 28, 2020 | Financial

DSB reports DKr 607m first-half loss due to Covid-19 pandemic

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has reported a pre-tax loss of DKr -607m ($US 96.4m) for the first half of 2020, compared with a profit of DKr 1m for the same period in 2019.

August 27, 2020 | Main line

Potential for Auckland - Hamilton rapid rail, report finds

THE development of a potentially high-speed line between Auckland and Hamilton has merit but requires more investigation, a study released by New Zealand transport minister, Mr Phil Twyford, has found.

August 27, 2020 | Fleet

ČD launches tender for new locomotives

CZECH Railways (ČD) has published a tender to lease between 10 and 50 interoperable electric locomotives for passenger services. The 10-year lease is worth Koruna 10.8bn ($US 484.7m), excluding VAT, and includes full maintenance.

August 27, 2020 | Fleet

IR’s new EMU traction equipment tender to call for additional local content

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) new global tender to supply propulsion systems and bogies for 44 new 160km/h EMUs, likely to be floated shortly, will include clauses to increase the level of local content in accordance with the revised public procurement order issued last month.

August 27, 2020 | Financial

FTA announces funding for four US rail projects

THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $US 400m in federal funding for four transport projects in the states of New Jersey, Missouri, Arizona and Indiana as part of its Capital Investment Grant (CIG) programme.

August 27, 2020 | Track

Construction of Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S-Bahn project approved

THE German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved construction of the €1.85bn Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S4 East line, which will begin later this year.

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