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August 13, 2020 | Freight

€500m German rail freight research scheme receives EC approval

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €500m German scheme which will support research, development and innovation in rail freight transport.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Warsaw West station upgrade awarded; German - Poland crossing approved; Site for New Zealand hub announced

Poland: PKP has awarded Ferrovial’s Polish subsidiary Budimex a €433m contract to redevelop the Warsaw West station which handles around 60,000 passengers a day, with this number expected to double by 2030.

August 13, 2020 | Middle East

Israel announces Likit rail link plans

ISRAEL’s Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Mrs Miri Regev, has announced plans to construct new rail and light rail connections to a military intelligence campus planned for construction in Likit, northeast of Be’er Sheva, Negev.

August 13, 2020 | Main line

Improved response for Indian Railways’ private operator initiative

INDIAN Railway’s (IR) initiative to attract the private sector to operate passenger services elicited a better response at the second pre-bid conference on August 12, with major players who were not involved in the first conference held July 21 were among the 23 participants.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Croatian Railways to launch track doubling tender

CROATIAN Railways (HZ) subsidiary HZ Infrastructure has announced that it will launch a construction tender for track doubling on the 44km Hrvatski Leskovac - Karlovac line in September.

August 12, 2020 | Main line

Three dead following derailment in Scotland

THREE people have died after the 06.38 ScotRail Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service derailed at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12.

August 12, 2020 | Fleet

Berlin S-Bahn tenders launched

THE states of Berlin and Brandenburg have launched a tender to operate two groups of S-Bahn lines in Berlin, which includes the delivery and maintenance of up to 540 four-car trains.

August 12, 2020 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes decarbonisation policies

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail operators, has submitted a policy proposal to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the decarbonisation of the country’s rail network.

August 12, 2020 | Fleet

CPPK orders seven EMUs for Regional Express project

RUSSIA’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) has announced an order for seven 11-car EP2D EMUs from Transmashholding subsidiary Demikhovsky Machine Building Plant (DMZ) for Moscow’s Regional Express project (REKS).

August 12, 2020 | North America

Amtrak collaborates with George Washington University on Covid-19 standards

UNITED States national operator Amtrak has announced a collaboration with the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute) as part of an ongoing effort to improve its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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