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December 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail and Strukton Rail sign MoU

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) and Strukton Rail, Netherlands, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the delivery of NR’s £245m research and development (R&D) portfolio up to 2024.

December 20, 2019 | Metros

CRRC wins Monterrey metro vehicle contract

THE Nuevo León Metro in the Mexican city of Monterrey has awarded CRRC a contract to supply 26 metro trains for operation on for lines 1, 2 and 3, with an option for five additional trains.

December 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel officially launches Tel Aviv - Jerusalem A1 electric service

ISRAEL officially launched the introduction of electric train operation on the A1 link between Tel-Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon on December 18 ahead of the start of the full service on December 21. This follows several weeks of test running.

December 19, 2019 | Metros

Sydney Metro Waterloo station contract awarded

THE New South Wales (NSW) state government has awarded a joint venture between John Holland and Mirvac a $A 299m ($US 205.5m) contract to deliver the new Sydney Metro Waterloo station and an adjacent integrated development.

December 19, 2019 | Signalling

Hitachi STS to upgrade Paris - Lyon high-speed signalling

FRENCH national infrastructure manager SNCF Network has awarded Hitachi Rail STS a contract to upgrade signalling components on the Paris - Lyon high-speed line.

December 19, 2019 | Africa

Kenya Railways opens standard-gauge Naivasha container terminal

PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya flagged off the first standard-gauge freight train to Naivasha inland container terminal in Nairobi on December 17.

December 19, 2019 | Main line

Abellio refused three-year extension to ScotRail franchise

ABELLIO's ScotRail contract is to be terminated in 2022 and it will not be granted a three year extension, Scottish transport secretary, Mr Michael Matheson, confirmed on December 18.

December 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Dunhuang railway in northwest China completed

CHINA National Railway (CR) officially opened the 173km Subei - Mahai line on December 18, marking the completion of the 671km Dunhuang circular railway in northwest China.

December 18, 2019 | Main line

RegioJet begins operation of first contract services in Czech Republic

CZECH passenger operator RegioJet began operation of its first contracted regional services on December 15. While RegioJet has operated tendered services in Slovakia between Bratislava and Kormoran for several years, it has not previously won contracts in the Czech Republic.

December 18, 2019 | Rolling stock

UWC to supply standard-gauge flat wagons for Laude Smart Intermodal

RUSSIAN manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) and Laude Smart Intermodal, Poland, have signed a contract for the supply of 200 standard-gauge Sgmmns flat wagons to transport heavy-duty containers, as UWC looks to reinforce its position in the standard-gauge market.

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