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August 12, 2020 | Freight

CP reintroduces freight services to the Atlantic coast

CANADIAN Pacific Railway (CP) marked its return to the Atlantic coast on August 11 by officially launching an intermodal service through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick.

August 12, 2020 | Fleet

First Tokyo Metro series 17000 train unveiled

TOKYO Metro presented the first of its new series 17000 trains on August 11. The first 10-car train will enter service on the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines in February 2021.

August 12, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: KTZ freight up in first seven months; Dellner Bubenzer acquires Romag; SJ announces 2Q operating loss

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary has reported traansporting 143 million tonnes of freight during the first seven months of this year, and a freight turnover of 131.6 billion tonne-km, 4% higher than the same period last year.

August 11, 2020 | Fleet

Seoul invites bids for 36 metro cars for Line 9

SEOUL City Infrastructure Headquarters has issued a call for tenders for a batch of 36 cars to increase capacity on metro Line 9 which is operated by a private company called Metro9.

August 11, 2020 | Policy

Austria proposes cut in access charges to boost rail freight

THE Austrian Ministry of Transport has announced that infrastructure access charges will be cut to support rail freight flows which are suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 11, 2020 | Financial

Hitachi announces purchase of Perpetuum

HITACHI, Japan, has announced plans to purchase British technology firm Perpetuum as part of plans to advance its digital maintenance capabilities. The deal is expected to be completed later this year, following approval by anti-trust authorities.

August 11, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB to order more Nightjet trains

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has been granted permission by the Austrian federal government to purchase an additional 20 seven-car Nightjet trains plus locomotives for around €500m.

August 11, 2020 | Financial

Adif AV awarded €1.18m grant for regenerative braking project

SPAIN’s high-speed network infrastructure manager Adif AV has been awarded a grant of €1.18m from the country’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) to offset the cost of six reversible traction substations, which are facilitating regenerative braking on Spain's conventional rail network.

August 11, 2020 | High-speed

RFI awards initial contract for Verona - Padua HS line

ITALIAN infrastructure manager Italian Rail Network (RFI) has signed a €2.5bn contract with the Iricav 2 consortium led by the Webuild Group to start work on the first section of the high-speed line between Verona and Padua, which will complete the Milan - Venice high-speed line.

August 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 invites bidders for £500m power supply contract

HS2 Ltd, which is developing the high-speed link between London, Birmingham and Crewe, has launched the tendering process for contractors to supply the high-voltage power systems in a contract potentially worth £523m.

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