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February 9, 2020 | Light Rail

Birmingham Eastside light rail extension set for approval

WEST Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is this week expected to approve the Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro, which will provide a branch from the existing light rail line at Bull Street to High Street Deritend in Digbeth, via the proposed High-Speed 2 (HS2) Curzon Street Station.

February 8, 2020 | Europe

Škoda-ŽOS Trnava begin delivery of Slovakian EMUs

SLOVAKIA’s national passenger operator ZSSK has received the first of 25 RegioPanther EMUs ordered under a €160m contract with a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Slovakian partner ŽOS Trnava in March 2018.

February 8, 2020 | Fleet

Transmashholding gets off to good start in 2020

RUSSIAN train builder Transmashholding (TMH) started 2020 with the delivery of new locomotives and passenger trains and refurbished metro trains for both domestic and foreign customers.

February 7, 2020 | Policy

Île-de-France to accelerate competitive tendering in Paris

ILE-de-France Mobility, which is responsible for commuter rail, RER, metro and light rail services in the Paris area, will ask the French government to bring forward the timetable to introduce competitive tendering for rail services.

February 7, 2020 | Main line

Two bids received to operate Helsinki regional services

HELSINKI Regional Transport (HSL) has received two bids to operate regional rail services around the Finnish capital from June 2021, with the winner of the tender due to be announced in May.

February 7, 2020 | Financial

Strong growth for Leo Express in 2019

PRAGUE-based open-access operator Leo Express carried more than 2.4 million passengers in 2019, up 33% from 1.8 million in 2018, with turnover increasing 25% to more than Koruna 1bn ($US 43.7m), up from Koruna 800m in 2018.

February 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards five signalling contracts worth £2.4bn

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has awarded five framework signalling contracts worth an estimated £2.4bn, which could rise to £3.6bn if all options are exercised.

February 7, 2020 | News

DB presents refurbished former Westbahn EMU

GERMAN Rail (DB) presented the first of 17 refurbished former Westbahn Stadler Kiss double-deck EMUs at Berlin Main Station on February 6 ahead of the introduction of nine trains on the Rostock - Berlin - Dresden inter-city route on March 8.

February 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link rail consultancy contract awarded

DANISH planning company Femern has appointed SNC Lavalin subsidiary Atkins to provide consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link railway that will run through the 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany. The contract will run for eight years, and includes an option for an extension.

February 7, 2020 | Freight

Final sleeper laid in Bözberg tunnel

THE project to introduce a 4-metre freight corridor between northern European ports and the Mediterranean, which is due to come on line at the end of the year, witnessed a major milestone on the Swiss section on February 6 with the laying of the final sleeper in the new 2.7km Bözberg tunnel.

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