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May 4, 2020 | Financial

Voith consortium to acquire 59% stake in Traktionssysteme Austria

VOITH, Germany, and PCS Holding, Switzerland, are to acquire 59% of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) for an undisclosed sum.

May 4, 2020 | Main line

Belgium restores nearly all passenger services

FOLLOWING a decision on April 24 by Belgium’s National Security Council to ease coronavirus travel restrictions, SNCB and Infrabel have restored most passenger rail services with effect from May 4.

May 4, 2020 | Light Rail

Tianshui City tram line opens

THE first phase of the Tianshui City Tram Line 1 opened on May 1, running from Tianshui railway station to Wulipu.

May 4, 2020 | Fleet

Translink extends CAF train maintenance contract

TRANSLINK, which operates the 1600mm-gauge rail network in Northern Ireland, has extended its maintenance contract with CAF for its class 3000 DMU fleet.

May 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain’s East-West Rail project makes progress

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR) has started to remove sections of a 1960s viaduct at Bletchley for the East-West Rail project.

May 4, 2020 | Locomotives

BDZ orders Siemens Smartron locomotives

BULGARIAN State Railways (BDZ) has awarded Siemens a Lev 55.5m ($US 31m) contract to supply 10 electric Smartron locomotives for passenger services.

May 1, 2020 | Fleet

Six pre-qualify for Norske Tog train contract

SIX train builders have been pre-qualified by Norwegian rolling stock company Norske Tog to bid for a contract to supply up to 200 EMUs.

May 1, 2020 | Policy

EC eases red tape to support European transport revival

THE European Commission (EC) has adopted a package of measures designed to help the transport sector during the coronavirus pandemic recovery by removing administrative burdens and increasing flexibility.

May 1, 2020 | Metros

Shenyang Metro opens Line 10

THE first phase of Shenyang Metro Line 10, which runs from Dingxianghu to Zhangshabu, opened on April 29.

May 1, 2020 | High-speed

Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France

ONE of three conditions imposed on Air France in exchange for a €7bn coronavirus aid package is to stop competing with TGV services where rail offers a viable alternative.

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