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June 24, 2020 | Locomotives

Lineas contracts Voith for locomotive overhaul

BELGIAN private rail freight operator Lineas has awarded Voith with a contract to overhaul its fleet of 30 Siemens/Vossloh class 77 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives. The work will be scheduled for completion before the end of 2024.

June 24, 2020 | Financial

MAV-Start withdraws battery-electric train tender

HUNGARY’s national passenger operator, MAV-Start, has withdrawn its call for tender for a framework contract to supply up to 50 battery-electric trains.

June 23, 2020 | News

Van Boxtel resigns as NS CEO, Rintel appointed as successor

THE CEO of Netherlands Railways (NS), Mr Roger van Boxtel, has announced he will resign on September 30.

June 23, 2020 | Metros

European Commission approves €83m for Lisbon Metro expansion

THE European Commission has approved a grant of €83m through the EU Cohesion Fund to support an extension of the Lisbon metro network.

June 23, 2020 | Metros

Moscow Metro set to issue tender for 1360 new metro vehicles

MOSCOW Metro is set to open bidding for a tender to supply 1360 new-generation metro cars by 2023.

June 23, 2020 | News

EC proposes economic relief measures to support rail through pandemic

REDUCTIONS in track access charges, easing of mark-up regulations, amendments to reservation charges and safeguards for infrastructure managers are among proposals set out by the European Commission (EC) to ease the financial burden on the rail sector caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

June 23, 2020 | Rolling stock

Singapore to begin decommissioning first-generation metro trains

SINGAPORE’S Land Transport Authority (LTA) will begin the decommissioning of its first-generation metro trains from June 22, with the phase-out planned for completion in 2023.

June 23, 2020 | Metros

MTR awards Tung Chung design contract to Arup Atkins joint venture

HONG Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has recruited a joint venture of British engineering firms Arup and Atkins in a design consultancy role for the planning of its new Tung Chung Line Extension (TCLE) project.

June 22, 2020 | Signalling

Indian Railways cancels $US 62.2m signalling contract with Chinese firm

THE Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has announced that it will terminate a Rs 4.7bn ($US 62.2m) signalling contract with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Communication (RRDISC).

June 22, 2020 | Fleet

Hyundai Rotem awarded second order for Seoul GTX A fleet

KOREA Rail Network Authority (KRNA) has ordered an additional five eight-car EMUs from Hyundai Rotem under a Won 119.2bn ($US 98.1m) contract for use on the GTX A high-speed commuter rail line connecting the capital to surrounding cities.

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