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September 20, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Dallas breaks ground on commuter rail Silver Line

GROUNDBREAKING ceremonies were held along the Cotton Belt Regional Rail corridor north of Dallas on September 19 to mark the official start of construction on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) commuter rail Silver Line.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

Ghana to restore Kojokrom - Tarkwa passenger services

GHANA Railway Company (GRCL) completed a successful test run on the Kojokrom - Tarkwa line on September 17, just over 12 years to the day after passenger operations the line were suspended. Full operations are expected to resume in October.

September 20, 2019 | Metros

Hyundai Rotem tests new permanent magnet synchronous motor

HYUNDAI Rotem has completed 6000km of test operations with its newly-developed permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) traction system on Seoul Line 6.

September 20, 2019 | North America

Wabtec to end locomotive production at Idaho plant

WABTEC confirmed this week that its MotivePower (MPI) subsidiary will cease locomotive manufacturing at its facility in Boise, Idaho.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

British competition authority probes West Coast Partnership franchise award

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation on September 19 into the awarding of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise to First Rail Holdings and Trenitalia UK.

September 20, 2019 | Financial

EBRD provides $US 100m investment for Ukraine Railways

THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to $US 100m in bonds issued by Ukraine Railways (UZ).

September 20, 2019 | Europe

SJ sells stake in SilverRail Technologies

SILVERRAIL Technologies Inc, through its subsidiary SilverRail Linkon, has acquired Swedish national passenger operator SJ’s 25% stake in SilverRail Technologies AB, becoming the company’s sole owner.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

Schleswig-Holstein to fund Niebüll - Tønder upgrade

THE German state of Schleswig Holstein announced on September 18 that it will fund “the lion’s share” of a project to upgrade the cross-border link between Niebüll and Tønder, Denmark.

September 19, 2019 | Metros

Metrowagonmash rolls out Tashkent metro train

THE first of five new trains for the Tashkent metro was presented to Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Russia, Mr Botirjon Asadov, and Tashkent Metro Company CEO Mr Oybek Khudoykulov at the Metrowagonmash plant in Mytishchi near Moscow on September 19.

September 19, 2019 | Fleet

New Rotterdam depot receives first locomotives

THE new Locomotive Workshop Rotterdam (LWR) maintenance depot at Maasvlakte welcomed its first locomotive on September 7.

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