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January 22, 2020 | Policy

British government prepares contingency plans for South Western Railway

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, told parliament on January 22 that while South Western Railway (SWR) is still meeting its financial commitments under its franchise agreement, contingency plans are being drawn up in case it fails.

January 22, 2020 | Metros

Capacity on Toulouse metro Line A expanded

TOULOUSE transport authority Tisséo has begun operating higher-capacity services on metro Line A following the “My Line A in XXL” project to increase capacity from 220,000 passengers a day to 400,000.

January 22, 2020 | Main line

India launches Ahmedabad - Mumbai Tejas Express

INDIAN Railways public sector undertaking Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched a Tejas Express service between Ahmedabad and Mumbai on January 17, the country’s second premium Tejas service, with commercial operation beginning on January 19.

January 22, 2020 | Fleet

First Merseyrail EMU delivered to Liverpool

MERSEYRAIL has commenced testing of the first new Stadler-built EMU for its network centred on Liverpool following delivery of the vehicle on January 16.

January 21, 2020 | Europe

ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä appointed acting chair of CER

THE Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) appointed Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) CEO, Mr Andreas Matthä, as acting chair of its management committee from January 20.

January 21, 2020 | Locomotives

TMH commissions new 9.3MW three-section locomotive

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) subsidiary Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ) commissioned the first 12 three-section class 3TE25K2M diesel freight locomotives for operation in Siberia on January 20. The ceremony in Komsomolsk-on-Amur was attended by TMH CEO, Mr Kirill Lipa.

January 21, 2020 | Metros

RATP Smart Systems to supply ticketing for Hanoi Metro Line 3

HANOI Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board (MRB) has signed a three-year contract with RATP Smart Systems to design and supply the ticketing system for Hanoi Metro Line 3.

January 21, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier-CRRC joint venture awarded high-speed train maintenance contract

CHINA Railway has awarded Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), a 50:50 joint venture between Bombardier and CRRC Sifang Rolling Stock, a Yuan 2.45bn ($US 354.9m) contract to maintain 656 high-speed coaches.

January 21, 2020 | Financial

Orders down but sales steady for Alstom in Q3 results

ALSTOM booked €8.2bn of orders in the first nine months of its 2019-20 financial year, down 22% from the €10.5bn reported during the same period in 2018-19. However, group sales reached €6.2bn, up 3% compared with €6bn the previous year.

January 20, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB launches Brussels Nightjet service

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) launched a new Nightjet connection to Brussels on January 19, with two services operating twice a week from Vienna and Innsbruck.

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