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August 26, 2019 | Freight

GB Railfreight receives new wagons from Greenbrier

GB Railfreight has taken delivery of an initial batch of 25 JNA-T open wagons, which are being manufactured by Greenbrier Europe in Romania.

August 26, 2019 | Financial

Revenue down but earnings up for PKP Cargo as freight market slows

POLISH freight operator PKP Cargo has announced operating revenues of Zlotys 2.45bn ($US 624.3m) for the first half of 2019, a 2.5% decrease compared with Zloty 2.15bn in the same period last year.

August 23, 2019 | Central/South America

Tendering begins for Bogota RegioTram West concession

TENDERING for a 26-year PPP concession to design, build operate and maintain the Bogota RegioTram West tram-train line was officially launched by the Colombian government on August 15.

August 23, 2019 | Main line

Norway reviews overnight services as sleeper train fleet ages

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate is undertaking a review of the country’s night train services as Norske Tog’s current fleet of 20 sleeper coaches become due for replacement.

August 23, 2019 | Light Rail

Two delivery partners shortlisted for Auckland light rail

THE New Zealand government has selected two preferred delivery partners for the Auckland light rail project.

August 23, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland - Hamilton commuter service funding approved

A new passenger service between Auckland and Hamilton will launch in June 2020 following the New Zealand government’s confirmation it will provide $NZ 79.8m ($US 50.9m) of the $NZ 92.37m cost of establishing the service.

August 23, 2019 | Europe

Slovenia secures EU funding for Maribor - Šentilj upgrade

THE European Commission confirmed on August 22 that Slovenia will receive €101m from the European Union Cohesion Fund towards the upgrading of the line between Maribor and Šentilj on the Austrian border south of Graz.

August 22, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier awarded Dresden LRV contract

DRESDEN Public Transport (DVB), Saxony, has signed a contract with Bombardier to supply and maintain 30 Flexity LRVs, which will be equipped with the Obstacle Detection and Assistance System (ODAS) for collision prevention.

August 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards five-year technical and support contracts

BRITISH network manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded contracts to Altran and Aecom to support the delivery of work within its Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) strategic plan during Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019-2024.

August 22, 2019 | Metros

Siemens presents first Vienna U-Bahn Type X bodyshell

SIEMENS Mobility and Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien presented the first completed bodyshell for the third-generation fleet of Vienna U-Bahn trains at Siemens’ Simmering plant on August 22.

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