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August 6, 2020 | News

Dublin’s Kildare Line upgrade moves forward

IRISH Rail (IE) has awarded a joint venture of Atkins, Typsa and TUC Rail a contract to provide multi-disciplinary services for the planned 20km upgrade of the Kildare Line of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart) network

August 6, 2020 | Infrastructure

Edinburgh Waverley upgrade plans revealed

EDINBURGH Waverley station could undergo radical changes to significantly increase passenger capacity under proposed plans unveiled by British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR).

August 6, 2020 | Metros

Work begins on Sydney Metro Northern Connection

WORK has begun on a connection between the Sydney Metro North West Line and the City and Southwest project at Chatswood.

August 6, 2020 | Locomotives

Alstom begins validation of Prima T8 freight locomotives in Azerbaijan

ALSTOM has launched a validation test campaign for the Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives on the Baku - Tbilisi - Kars freight corridor in Azerbaijan, which was recently converted from 3kV dc to 25kV ac.

August 6, 2020 | Technology

Beijing Metro Line 5 systems upgrade contract awarded

BEIJING Metro has awarded a contract to CRRC Sifang to upgrade the train protection and control systems on Line 5.

August 6, 2020 | Fleet

Hessian State Railway launches tender for up to 35 EMUs

HESSIAN State Railway (HLB) has released a request to qualify for a tender to supply between 25 and 35 EMUs for regional services, which must be delivered in time for the December 2023 timetable change.

August 5, 2020 | Technology

Crowd modelling project optimises onboard social distancing

BRITAIN’s Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is working with crowd simulation company Crowd Dynamics to model the effectiveness of social distancing on trains and in stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The partners have now completed a demonstration model for London and Northeast Railway (LNER).

August 5, 2020 | Freight

Adif reports losses for first half of 2020

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has reported a net loss of €325.2m for the first six months of 2020, more than doubling its previous loss of €134.05m for the same period in 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 5, 2020 | Financial

RATP Ebit drops 77% in first half of 2020

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has reported modest earnings for the first half of 2020 but warns that the financial outlook in the second half of the year remains uncertain.

August 5, 2020 | High-speed

Technical studies for Ningbo - Zhoushan high-speed line completed

TECHNICAL studies for the 77km Ningbo - Zhoushan high-speed line, which will include the longest undersea rail tunnel in China, have been completed following two years of development.

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