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April 17, 2020 | Fleet

Progress Rail to supply freight locomotives to Indonesia

INDONESIAN Railways (PT KAI) has awarded a contract to Progress Rail for 36 EMD GT38AC diesel-electric freight locomotives.

April 16, 2020 | Policy

Rail industry faces strong growth post-coronavirus, UBS says

A UBS report has found that the Covid-19 pandemic could accelerate the shift of passengers from air to rail, post-lockdown, with greater than expected growth in the rail industry over the next 10 years.

April 16, 2020 | Africa

Knorr-Bremse wins Egyptian passenger coach braking contract

TMH International has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply braking systems for the 1300 passenger which it is building for Egyptian National Railways (ENR).

April 16, 2020 | Main line

BOB and Meridan phased out as Transdev consolidates Bavarian brand

TRANSDEV has announced it will unify the branding of its three regional Bavarian operators into one in an effort to simplify the branding for passengers.

April 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Virgin Trains USA granted $US 600m in bonds for Las Vegas HS project

CALIFORNIA’s Debt Limit Allocation Committee has approved $US 600m in tax-exempt bonds for the $US 4.8bn Virgin Trains USA high-speed project between Las Vegas and Victorville.

April 15, 2020 | Light Rail

Supervisory tender for Haifa - Nazareth light rail project launched

CROSS Israel Highway (TRI) has launched an international tender for Supervisory Independent Safety Assessor (Sisa) consultancy services for the 41km Haifa - Nazareth LRT project.

April 15, 2020 | Fleet

Manufacturers resume work following Covid-19 shutdowns

TALGO and Bombardier have resumed manufacturing at their facilities in Spain, Britain and Belgium after closing the factories in March in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

April 15, 2020 | Fleet

Oberelbe seeks consultant for hybrid train project

GERMANY’s Oberelbe Transport Authority (VVO) has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a consultant to help it procure a fleet of hybrid trains for operation in the Dresden area.

April 15, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 contractors set to proceed with phase one detailed design and construction

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a formal notice to proceed with detailed design and construction of the first 225km phase of HS2, the high-speed link between London, Birmingham and Lichfield, to the joint venture contractors working on the project.

April 15, 2020 | Fleet

Lower Silesian Railways rejects expensive dual-mode train bid

POLISH operator Lower Silesian Railways (KD) has rejected a bid from Newag for six dual-mode electro-diesel trains because the price was 44% above its budget.

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