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May 29, 2020 | Light Rail

Frankfurt U-Bahn extension approved

THE local governments in Bad Homburg and Frankfurt am Main have reached an agreement to construct a 1.6km extension of Frankfurt U-Bahn light rail line U2 from the current terminus at Gonzenheim to the S-Bahn station at Bad Homburg. A local referendum held in 2018 showed 70.3% of voters supported the project.

May 28, 2020 | Main line

SBB and ÖBB to resume near-normal timetable

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrain Federal Railways (ÖBB) are resumming services following a relaxation of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

May 28, 2020 | Fleet

US operators order Bombardier double-deck coaches

BOMBARDIER has secured a contract worth $US 108m to supply 28 double-deck coaches for two US west coast transit operators.

May 28, 2020 | Fleet

Disconnected brakes cause Caledonian sleeper overshoot

THE driver of the Caledonian Lowlander sleeper service had lost all control of the coach brakes due to a closed cock when the train overshot its platform by 650m on August 1 2019, an investigation has found.

May 28, 2020 | High-speed

Turkey restarts high-speed services

TURKEY’s national train operator TCDD Taşimacilik reintroduced high-speed services on May 28 but at 50% of normal capacity and with new anti-coronavirus restrictions.

May 28, 2020 | Policy

Rail regulators call for unilateral availability of state aid

THE Independent Regulators’ Group - Rail (IRG-Rail) has called for European Union (EU) member states to provide state aid on equal terms to all train operators, infrastructure managers and rail service providers to prevent distorting a competitive market place.

May 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

RZD outlines 2020 track maintenance plan

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) plans to repair 5200km of track across its 1520mm-gauge network in 2020, as part of an initiative to increase the average speed on its busiest lines.

May 27, 2020 | Europe

EU recovery plan includes boost for clean transport

THE European Commission (EC) has unveiled a €750bn aid package to help the European Union (EU) recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The package includes a number of programmes which could assist the rail industry as it looks to recover from a drastic downturn in passenger numbers and freight movements.

May 27, 2020 | Metros

Andy Byford returns to London to head TfL

THE Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) have named Mr Andy Byford as London’s transport commissioner.

May 27, 2020 | Technology

RZD outlines road map to develop quantum communications

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has developed a draft road map to develop quantum communications, as the company looks to build on successful tests of the secure communications system.

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