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August 25, 2020 | Fleet

First Aventra EMU for South Western Railway unveiled

THE managing director of Britain’s South Western Railway (SWR), Mr Mark Hopwood, unveiled the first Bombardier Aventra EMU at a ceremony in Wimbledon on August 24.

August 25, 2020 | Technology

Arc Infrastructure develops washaway prediction tool

WESTERN Australian freight operator Arc Infrastructure, in partnership with Perth-based IT consultancy Interfuze, has developed a software tool that will allow it to predict track washaways caused by flooding.

August 25, 2020 | Fleet

Local assembly completed of additional KL metro trains

THE Bombardier Hartasuma Consortium has completed local assembly of the 27 additional driverless trains on order for the Kelana Jaya automated light metro line in Kuala Lumpur.

August 24, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar confirms October start for direct Amsterdam - London service

EUROSTAR says it will launch the first direct Amsterdam - Rotterdam - London service on October 26 to match the London - Amsterdam direct train introduced in February 2018.

August 24, 2020 | Main line

Prorail increases Dutch path allocation in 2021

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail has released the capacity allocation for services on the national network for the 2021 timetable, with 30 operators applying for an increased number of train paths compared with the existing timetable.

August 24, 2020 | Metros

First permanent magnet powered train enters service on Xiamen Metro

THE first of a fleet of 10 trains powered by permanent magnet synchronous traction motors has entered service on Line 2 of Xiamen Metro.

August 24, 2020 | Europe

ÖBB to invest €40m in Vienna Simmering Nightjet depot

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) will invest €40m to upgrade its Vienna Simmering depot to accommodate the operator’s expanding fleet of Nightjet trains.

August 24, 2020 | Metros

New Copenhagen M5 West metro line proposed

A new metro line has been proposed to serve a new artificial island in Copenhagen harbour, which would also provide additional services through the centre of the city.

August 24, 2020 | Locomotives

Prasa launches bid to acquire additional Afro locomotives

THE embattled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has presented a business case to parliament to acquire the remaining Afro 4000 and Afro Dual locomotives built by Vossloh Spain (now Stadler Rail Valencia), which were ordered but never delivered after it was discovered they exceeded the loading gauge on part of the country’s network.

August 24, 2020 | Light Rail

CRRC unveils super capacitor automatic LRV

CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (ZELC) rolled out its first super capacitor powered LRV, which is also designed for automatic operation, on August 22.

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