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March 24, 2020 | Freight

Latvian Railways halts national electrification project

LATVIAN Railways (LDz) has decided to halt a project to electrify its 1520mm-gauge network due to a sharp drop in freight traffic.

March 23, 2020 | Fleet

UKVZ to supply Krasnodar single-car LRVs

UST-Katav Wagon (UKVZ) has been awarded a contract to supply 56 single-car LRVs for the Russian city of Krasnodar.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Vossloh awarded UAE Package 2A turnouts and fasteners contract

A joint venture between China State Construction Engineering Corp and South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction has awarded Vossloh a contract to supply turnouts and rail fasteners for Stage 2 of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) rail project.

March 23, 2020 | Main line

Australian luxury passenger services suspended

AUSTRALIAN private operator Journey Beyond, which runs the The Ghan and The Indian Pacific luxury long-distance rail services, has announced an immediate temporary suspension of all trains.

March 23, 2020 | Asia

India shuts down passenger rail network until March 31

ALL passenger rail services operated by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway ceased operation at midnight on March 22.

March 23, 2020 | Policy

English passenger rail franchises suspended for six months

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has switched all English passenger rail franchises into management contracts for six months to prevent operators becoming insolvent.

March 20, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler wins €3bn Berlin U-Bahn train order

BERLIN Transport Authority (BVG) has awarded a framework contract, which could be worth nearly €3bn, to Stadler for 1500 metro cars for the U-Bahn network.

March 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Plasser founder Dr Josef Theurer dies

PLASSER & Theurer has announced the death of the track machine manufacturer’s founder, Dr Josef Theurer, on March 19 at the age of 91.

March 20, 2020 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia to halt all public transport for 14 days

SAUDI Arabia says all public transport services will shut down with effect from 06.00 on March 21 in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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