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July 21, 2020 | Metros

LTA announces new contracts for Jurong Region metro line

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced contracts worth $S 682.5m ($US 491.4m) for work on the Phase 2 of its Jurong Region metro line (JRL).

July 21, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom starts production of 100 Avelia Horizon trains for SNCF

ALSTOM has started manufacturing bodyshells for its new Avelia Horizon 350km/h double-deck trains for French National Railways (SNCF) at its La Rochelle plant.

July 21, 2020 | Metros

Preferred bidder announced for Vancouver SkyTrain extension

THE provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, has selected an Acciona-Ghella joint venture as the preferred bidder for a $C 2.8bn ($US 2bn) contract to design and construct the Broadway Subway Project in downtown Vancouver.

July 21, 2020 | Locomotives

ČD Cargo begins commercial trials with new Traxx locomotives

ČD Cargo, a subsidiary of Czech Railways (ČD), began commercial trials with two Bombardier Traxx Multi-System locomotives on July 2, operating freight services on the line between Ostrava and Česká Třebová.

July 21, 2020 | Fleet

Magdeburg launches tender for 35 LRVs

MAGDEBURG Transport (MVB) has launched a tender for the delivery of 35 low-floor LRVs, which will both replace the existing vehicles from 1995 and expand the fleet.

July 21, 2020 | High-speed

SNCF to trial passenger temperature checks in Paris

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will start a trial this month of a system to check the temperature of passengers before they board TGV trains to assess whether they have Covid-19.

July 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Confusion over India’s role in Iran’s Chabahar - Zahedan line

IRAN and India have moved to allay concerns that India has been excluded from the construction of Iran’s 628km line connecting Chabahar and Zahedan.

July 20, 2020 | Europe

DB expands Lufthansa Express coverage

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Lufthansa have expanded coverage of their ‘Train to Flight’ scheme to the cities of Hannover, Leipzig and Basle, increasing the number of available destinations to 17.

July 20, 2020 | Rolling stock

North County Transit District orders double-deck coaches

CALIFORNIA’S North County Transit District (NCTD) has agreed a $US 43m order with Bombardier for 11 double-deck coaches for use on its Coaster commuter services between Oceanside and San Diego.

July 20, 2020 | Main line

RegioJet announces launch date for Prague - Budapest service

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has announced it will launch two daily service from Prague to Budapest from July 31.

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