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July 20, 2020 | Technology

Adif awards €53m systems contract for Pajares New Line project

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a €53m contract to a consortium of Alstom, Indra and San José Construction Group to supply tunnel safety and security systems for the Pajares New Line project.

July 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

£1.2bn rail upgrade proposed for southwest Britain

RAIL expert Lord Tony Berkeley and Mr Michael Byng, a chartered quantity surveyor and construction cost consultant, have published a £1.2bn plan to reopen lines and double-track existing lines in southwest Britain.

July 19, 2020 | Rolling stock

New Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn EMUs delivered

THE first three of 57 class 463 Mireo EMUs built by Siemens for the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn have been delivered to DB Regio.

July 18, 2020 | Main line

Modernisation of Slovakian rack-and-pinion line begins

THE Slovakian narrow-gauge rack-and-pinion line between Štrba and Štrbské Pleso closed for a seven-month modernisation programme on July 5, with both the line and the rolling stock due for renewal.

July 17, 2020 | Metros

Paris Metro Line 14 extension on schedule for 2020 opening

PARIS Transport Authority has announced that the Paris Metro Line 14 northern extension is on track to open in December, despite disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 17, 2020 | Main line

Dutch MaaS platform takes key step forward

THE Dutch anti-monopoly Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has approved the further development of a national Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform which will allow public transport services such as bus, light rail, metro and train to be booked together with shared cars and taxis.

July 17, 2020 | Financial

Finland receives €58.3m EU investment for Ten-T improvements

Finland has received €58.3m of funding from the European Union (EU), for use on five rail projects.

July 17, 2020 | News

Siemens secures CBTC contract for Buenos Aires metro Line D

SIEMENS has been awarded contract by Buenos Aires metro authority (Sbase) for the installation of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) on the 11km Line D of the Subte network.

July 17, 2020 | Locomotives

NJ Transit orders eight more Bombardier locomotives

NJ Transit have announced the purchase of an additional eight four-axle ALP-45A locomotives from Bombardier for a cost of $US 70.5m, with deliveries scheduled to begin in early 2022.

July 16, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief - Technology: DB expands white rail trials; facial recognition software for St Pancras; BIM contract for Fehmarn Belt

Germany: German Rail (DB) has expanded practical trials of heat-resistant white painted rails on the Hannover - Würzburg high-speed line in northern Hesse.

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