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April 9, 2020 | Financial

Passenger numbers up for BLS in 2019, as BLS Cargo faces tough 2020

SWITZERLAND’s second-largest operator BLS carried 67.7 million passengers on its rail and bus services in 2019, 1.7 million more than in 2018, the company’s annual results show.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

April 9, 2020 | Fleet

Wabtec to overhaul 40 class 158 DMUs for Angel Trains

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains has awarded Wabtec Rail a contract to overhaul 40 class 158 DMUs.

April 8, 2020 | High-speed

Spanish competition authority curbs Renfe’s high-speed ambitions

SPAIN’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has curtailed Adif High Speed’s (Adif AV) plan to award Renfe a 10-year operating contract as part of opening a section of the high-speed rail market to competition.

April 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tenders launched for Sydney Metro West tunnelling

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has launched a tender process to build nearly 50km of tunnels between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney city centre for the Sydney Metro West project.

April 8, 2020 | Fleet

SKM and Newag sign $US 160.5m contract for 21 EMUs

WARSAW commuter rail operator SKM has signed a contract with Newag to supply 21 EMUs.

April 8, 2020 | Freight

Brazil approves early renewal of Rumo Paulista concession

BRAZIL’s minister of infrastructure, Mr Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, has authorised the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) to renew Rumo’s Paulista concession early.

April 8, 2020 | High-speed

Test running starts on China’s Hefei - Huzhou HS line

CHINA National Railway started test running and debugging on the 311km high-speed line linking Hefei and Huzhou on April 7.

April 7, 2020 | Signalling

ERTMS launched on third Danish line

DENMARK’s infrastructure manager, Banedanmark, has launched ERTMS on the 73.6km single-track line between Thisted and Struer in northwest Jutland.

April 7, 2020 | Technology

Industry uses 3D printing capability in fight against Covid-19

SIEMENS and Alstom have begun using their 3D printing capabilities to produce items to protect passengers, staff and medical practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic.

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