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February 25, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Satellite rail positioning - batteries for iLint - cloud-based analytics

NORWAY: Bane NOR and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have entered into a collaboration agreement for a project that will use satellite signals to measure track position on selected routes.

February 25, 2020 | Financial

VTG takes majority share in Carbo Rail

HAMBURG-based wagon leasing and logistic company VTG has taken a majority share in Slovakian rail freight operator Carbo Rail.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

Vy awards fleet maintenance and cleaning contracts

NORWEGIAN passenger operator Vy has awarded EuroMaint and NSB Traffic Service contracts to provide maintenance and support services for its services on the Bergens and Vosse lines as part of Traffic Package 3 West.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

SBB ICN fleet set for SFr 400m upgrade

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced a SFr 400m ($US 408m) plan to modernise 44 intercity tilting trains (ICN) at its Yverdon-les-Bains facility between 2021 and 2029.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

MTA issues request for proposals for up to 949 new metro cars

NEW York subway operator NYC Transit has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 949 barrier-free metro cars equipped with CBTC to replace the aging R62 and R62A fleet, which entered service in the 1980s.

February 25, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central unveils interior layout for US high-speed fleet

TEXAS Central has released details of the interior layout specifications of the fleet that will operate on the planned 390km, 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line.

February 24, 2020 | Financial

IRJ in brief - Financial: Strong sales for TMH - passenger growth for SJ - loss for DSB

RUSSIA: Transmashholding (TMH) recorded Roubles 286bn ($US 4.3bn) in sales in 2019, up 26.8% from Roubles 225.6bn in 2018.

February 24, 2020 | Metros

Phase 2 of Jakarta MRT network launched

MRT Jakarta has signed a contract with the Shimizu-Adhi Karya joint venture (SAJV), a partnership between Shimizu Corporation, Japan, and Indonesian state-owned construction company Adhi Karya, to launch work on phase 2 of Jakarta’s metro network.

February 24, 2020 | News

FS introduces anti-coronavirus initiatives

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) introduced a series of measures to comply with a new law approved on February 22 by Italy’s Council of Ministers to counter the outbreak of coronavirus or Covid-2019 in Lombardy and Veneto.

February 24, 2020 | Fleet

Prince of Wales opens CAF’s first digital factory

PRINCE Charles officially opened CAF’s new digital train manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales, on February 21, in the presence of CAF’s CEO Mr Andres Arizkorreta.

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