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November 15, 2019 | Policy

European commissioner-designate for transport outlines plans

THE European commissioner-designate for transport, Ms Adina-Ioana Vălean of Romania, has outlined her strategy for her term of office during a hearing in front of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) on November 14.

November 15, 2019 | Metros

Konya metro project gets green light

THE mayor of the Turkish city of Konya, Mr Ugor Ibrahim Altay, has announced the go-ahead for the construction of the city’s first metro line.

November 15, 2019 | Europe

Eurostar looks ahead to new services during ‘plastic free’ 25th anniversary celebration

EUROSTAR managing director Mr Mike Cooper says that plans to develop the Green Speed merger with Thalys are “progressing” with the final decision from shareholders expected in April 2020. If approved, Cooper says the objective is to implement the merger by 2021 after necessary regulatory and EU merger control approvals are secured.

November 15, 2019 | Fleet

Barcelona receives first of 12 new metro trains

BARCELONA Metropolitan Transport (TMB) has received the first of 12 metro trains on order from Alstom and CAF at a total cost of €92m.

November 15, 2019 | Fleet

Nuremberg orders four-section Avenio LRVs

NUREMBERG Transport (VAG) has ordered 12 four-section Avenio LRVs from Siemens, with an option for up to 75 additional LRVs. The base contract is worth an estimated €44m.

November 15, 2019 | Freight

Western Australian grain network access agreement reached

WESTERN Australian (WA) grain handler and marketer CBH Group has announced that it has reached an independently arbitrated agreement with track owner Arc Infrastructure (a subsidiary of Brookfield Rail) that will provide CBH with secure long-term track access to the state’s grain freight rail network.

November 15, 2019 | Fleet

Marta finally signs Stadler metro train contract

ATLANTA’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Marta) and Stadler have finally signed a $US 600m contract for 127 metro trains with two options each for 25 trains.

November 14, 2019 | Technology

SBB launches EasyRide automatic ticketing system

FOLLOWING positive tests, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has introduced its “EasyRide” automatic mobile ticket system across the entire Swiss network, allowing passengers to travel without buying a ticket before they commence their journey.

November 14, 2019 | Light Rail

Nice opens its third light rail line

THE French city of Nice opened Line 3 of its light rail network on November 13. The north-south line is expected to carry 12,000 passengers per day in 2020.

November 14, 2019 | High-speed

Rail Baltica to improve airport integration following study

RB Rail, the body overseeing the Rail Baltica joint venture, has released a study recommending the seamless integration for passengers travelling between the high-speed rail network and four airports in the Baltic States.

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