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October 25, 2019 | Fleet

IR to create locomotive and passenger coach subsidiaries

INDIAN Railways (IR) has revised plans announced in June to merge eight of its production units into one corporation and now says it will form two subsidiaries instead.

October 25, 2019 | High-speed

Japan resumes Hokuriku Shinkansen services to Kanazawa

JR East and JR West reopened the Nagano - Kanazawa section of the Hokuriku Shinkansan, which was damaged by Typhoon Hagibis earlier this month, on October 25, albeit with a reduced frequency.

October 25, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland Transport launches request for information for operating franchise

LOCAL transport authority Auckland Transport (AT) has begun a second round of consultation into the creation of a new franchise to operate commuter rail services in the city.

October 25, 2019 | Financial

Sales up but Ebit down for Vossloh in nine-month results

VOSSLOH’s sales improved by 6.2% from €623.2m to €662.1m in the first nine months of 2019, largely due to acquisitions in 2018. Vossloh also recorded an 11.7% increase in orders received from €684m to €763.9m.

October 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Madrid cross-city tunnel to reopen in November

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif will complete a €45m project in November to rehabilitate the 7km double-track tunnel linking Madrid’s two main stations.

October 24, 2019 | High-speed

Thailand signs three-airport high-speed rail link deal

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) and a consortium led by the Charoen Pokphand Group signed a Baht 224.5bn ($US 7.4bn) public-private partnership (PPP) deal to build a high-speed line linking Thailand’s three main airports.

October 24, 2019 | Freight

Westbahn owners launch rail freight operator

TWO of the founders of Austrian open-access passenger operator Westbahn, Mr Hans-Peter Haselsteiner and Dr Erhard Grossnigg, launched a new rail freight traction company called Frachtbahn Traktion on October 24.

October 24, 2019 | Africa

Russia eyes greater presence in Africa

RUSSIA has boosted its initiative to strengthen ties with the African continent, signing a number of agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoUs) to collaborate on various rail projects during the Russia-Africa economic forum in Sochi on October 23-24.

October 24, 2019 | High-speed

RZD seeks approval for 1000km high-speed rail project

ACCORDING to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Russian Railways (RZD) has submitted plans to Russia’s deputy prime minister, Mr Maxim Akimov, to build a 1080km high-speed line from St Petersburg via Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.

October 24, 2019 | Main line

Additional long-distance and regional services for ÖBB in 2020

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced the details of its 2020 timetable, due to come into operation on December 15, which will offer new connections within Austria and internationally.

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