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January 31, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB orders more Siemens Desiro ML trains

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has exercised an option for 11 Desiro ML trains from Siemens, fully exercising a framework agreement for 200 trains signed in 2010.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Thailand approves $US 4.4bn Bangkok metro Orange Line

THAILAND’s cabinet has approved the Baht 140bn ($US 4.4bn), 16.4km first phase of the Orange Line, which will link the Thailand Cultural Centre with Bang Khun Non in Bangkok.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Taipei launches fully-automated metro line

SERVICES on the first 15.5km section of Taipei’s fully-automatic MRT Circular Line from Wugu Industrial District to an interchange with the metro Green Line at Dapinglin were launched on January 31.

January 31, 2020 | High-speed

Adif awards Thales high-speed signalling maintenance contract

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif has awarded Thales a €68.8m contract to maintain the signalling and traffic control systems on the Madrid - Cordoba - Seville/Malaga high-speed lines.

January 31, 2020 | Financial

CN and CP revenues up in 2019, NS down

CANADIAN Class 1 freight railways Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP) both reported increases in revenue in their 2019 full year results while United States Class 1 Norfolk Southern (NS) reported a 1% decline compared with 2018 as it experienced a 5% drop in volumes.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Kuwait announces details of metro project

KUWAIT’s Public Authority for Roads and Transport (Part) has included details of a planned three-line Kuwait metro in a recently announced construction projects plan, potentially reviving the long-stalled project.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

Arriva’s Czech subsidiary leases Desiro DMUs from Alpha Trains

CZECH open-access operator Arriva Vlaky, a subsidiary of Arriva, will lease five two-car Desiro Classic class 642 DMUs from leasing company Alpha Trains under a 10-year contract from December 2020.

January 30, 2020 | Main line

VR Group reports strong passenger growth in 2019

FINNISH operator VR Group carried 14.2 million passengers on long-distance rail services in 2019 a 9% increase compared with 2018. Total passenger-km also increased by 39% during the year as the operator reported a 10% year-on-year increase in passenger journeys to 1.2 million in December.

January 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Alignment chosen for Bedford - Cambridge line

THE British government has selected the preferred route for a new line from Bedford to Cambridge as part of the plan to reopen the Oxford - Cambridge railway.

January 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Regensburg plans regional S-Bahn network

THE Bavarian Transport Ministry has announced plans to create a ‘Regio S-Bahn’ network serving the greater Regensburg area, which is home to around 1.3 million people.

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