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December 2, 2019 | High-speed

China opens three more high-speed lines

CHINA continued the rapid expansion of its high-speed network on December 1 with the opening of three more sections of new line totalling 1043km.

December 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Milestone reached on Brenner base tunnel project

AN important milestone has been reached during the construction of the 55km Brenner Base Tunnel, with the completion of 50% of the total tunnel excavations.

November 30, 2019 | Infrastructure

New Berlin airport rail link to open in October 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) says it is ready to open its €675m rail link to the German capital’s long-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

November 30, 2019 | News

Ferrovienord orders 31 Alstom trains for Lombardy regional services

ITALIAN operator Ferrovienord has signed a €194m contract with Alstom for 31 regional trains for operation in the Lombardy Region of Italy. The contract is the first within a framework agreement signed with Ferrovienord’s parent company North Milan Railway (FNM). The trains will be delivered from 2022 onwards.

November 29, 2019 | News

Alstom-Bombardier to supply new Paris metro trains

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and Ille de France Mobility have awarded a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier a €530m contract to supply 44 trains for use on lines 3bis, 7bis and 10 of the Paris metro network. The contract includes options for up to 410 trains.

November 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

John Voppen appointed Prorail CEO

MR John Voppen, 47, has been appointed as CEO of Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail.

November 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Preferred bidder announced for Perth’s Metronet projects

THE NEWest Alliance has been named preferred bidder to construct both the Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie - Cockburn Link for Perth’s Metronet commuter rail network at an event to mark the start of early works on the Yanchep extension.

November 29, 2019 | Locomotives

Rath Group orders two more Vectrons

RATH Group has ordered two more Vectron MS electric locomotives from Siemens, taking the operators fleet to five units. Delivery of the additional multi-system Vectrons is scheduled for the end of 2020.

November 29, 2019 | Financial

Indian Railways to sell stake in Container Corporation of India

BUSINESS opportunities have opened for private players and global fund managers following the Indian government’s decision last week to offload shares and transfer managerial control of the Container Corporation of India (Concor) to a strategic buyer.

November 29, 2019 | Signalling

Taoyuan Airport stations signalling and communications contract awarded

A consortium including Siemens, ST Engineering and BES Engineering Corporation has been awarded a contract to deliver the signalling and communications systems for two new stations at Taiwan’s Taoyuan Airport Terminal 3.

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