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August 16, 2019 | Freight

Australian mines turn to rail to top up drought-ridden dams

AUSTRALIAN mine owner Centennial Coal is using a daily rail service to move water between two of its mines in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales (NSW), in order to ensure production continues at its Airly coal mine.

August 15, 2019 | Light Rail

LA Gold Line LRT extension contract awarded

FOOTHILL Gold Line Construction Authority awarded a design-build contract to the Kiewit-Parsons joint venture to construct an extension to the Los Angeles light rail Gold Line.

August 15, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler Kiss EMU for MÁV-Start on test at Velim

DYNAMIC testing of the first Stadler class 815 Kiss double-deck EMU for Hungarian national passenger operator MÁV-Start is underway at the Velim test track in the Czech Republic.

August 15, 2019 | North America

First CRRC Boston Orange Line train enters service

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) introduced its new fleet of CRRC subway cars on August 14, when the first six-car train entered passenger service on Boston’s Orange Line.

August 15, 2019 | Metros

Titagarh Firema wins Pune metro rolling stock contract

TITAGARH Firema has been awarded a contract by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) to supply 102 aluminium-bodied metro cars for the first phase of the metro network in the Indian city of Pune.

August 14, 2019 | Europe

Work to resume on Rastatt Tunnel

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced that construction work to complete the rail tunnels under the town of Rastatt will recommence in 2020. The tunnels are now due to open in 2025, three years later than originally planned.

August 14, 2019 | Main line

Record first half passenger traffic on Swedish rail network

SWEDEN’s rail network was used by 509,459 passenger services in the first six months of 2019, a first-half record, according to the latest traffic figures from infrastructure manager Trafikverket.

August 14, 2019 | Locomotives

CZ Loko to supply locomotives for Ukrainian steelworks

ARCELORMITTAL has awarded CZ Loko, Czech republic, a contract to supply four EffiShunter 1600 diesel locomotives for operation at its Krivoy Rog steelworks in western Ukraine.

August 14, 2019 | Passenger

Work begins on Sheremetyevo Airport rail link extension

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has begun construction of a new branch line to connect with Sheremetyevo Airport’s Northern Terminal Complex (STK) with terminals B and C, which are under construction.

August 14, 2019 | Main line

AllRail raises concerns over Slovakian regional tender

THE Alliance of Rail New Entrants (AllRail) has raised concerns over the suitability of a tender published by the Slovak transport ministry to operate services along the Žilina - Rajec corrider, which gives prospective operators only three months from the contract award date to fully mobilise and begin operations.

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