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July 10, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Qishuyan delivers final locomotives for Nigeria

CRRC Qishuyan has delivered 11 diesel locomotives for Nigerian Railways, completing an order for 21 locomotives.

July 10, 2020 | Europe

Alpen-Sylt night trains begin operation

RDC Germany successfully operated the inaugural Sylt - Salzburg Alpen-Sylt overnight train on July 5, carrying 120 passengers.

July 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contractors celebrate Brenner exploratory tunnel breakthrough

THE Brenner Base Tunnel project has reached a critical new stage after workers successfully bored through a 16.7km exploratory tunnel between the Tulfes-Pfons and Pfons-Brenner construction lots.

July 9, 2020 | Main line

Via Rail temporarily lays off 1000 staff

CANADIAN passenger operator Via Rail has announced it will temporarily lay off approximately 1000 unionised employees, after passenger numbers dropped by up to 95%, with this unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels in the near future.

July 9, 2020 | Financial

Coronavirus hurts MTR’s performance in first half

MTR is expecting to report a loss of $HK 400m ($US 51.6m) for the first six months of 2020 due to the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the general deterioration of the economic environment. The loss compares with a profit of $HK 5.5bn in the same period in 2019.

July 9, 2020 | Financial

Lithuanian Railways rebrands and refocuses

LITHUANIAN Railways (LG) has revealed a new brand to mark its 101st birthday, reflecting both the internal structural changes made over the past few years and the future goals of the company, including expanding its international freight services.

July 9, 2020 | Financial

Soussan steps down as Siemens Mobility joint CEO

MR Michael Peter will become sole CEO of Siemens Mobility with effective from July 10 following Ms Sabrina Soussan’s decision to step down as dual CEO and end her 20-year career with the company.

July 9, 2020 | Rolling stock

MÁV-Start tenders for 22 cross-border sleeping and couchette coaches

HUNGARIAN operator MÁV-Start has issued a call for tenders to purchase 22 standard-gauge second-hand sleeping and couchette coaches for overnight services.

July 9, 2020 | Financial

Alstom-Bombardier Transportation: concessions proposed to appease EC

ALSTOM has committed to sell key product lines to assuage concerns raised by the European Commission (EC) on the effect of its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation on the European rail market.

July 8, 2020 | Financial

“Uncertainty” over First Group’s ability to continue operating

FIRST Group has acknowledged a “material uncertainty exists” about its ability to continue trading, as plummeting passenger numbers and an inability to sell its American subsidiaries resulted in a pre-tax loss of £299.6m in its 2019-20 annual results to March 2020 published on July 8.

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