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August 1, 2019 | Metros

Trial passenger operation begins on Bangkok Blue Line extension

THAILAND’s transport minister, Mr Saksayam Chidchob, officially launched trial passenger operation on the 5.4km extension of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line from Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra on July 29.

July 31, 2019 | Financial

CAF reports 33% increase in first-half earnings

CAF, Spain, reports a 33% increase in adjusted Ebitda to €116m for the first half of 2019 compared with €87m in the first half of 2018 with an Ebitda margin of 9.2%. This increase is attributable mostly to growth and to the contribution of Solaris which CAF acquired in 2018.

July 31, 2019 | Locomotives

Stadler selected for Adif AV bi-mode locomotive order

SPANISH high-speed infrastructure manager Adif AV has selected a joint venture of Stadler Rail Valencia and Erion Rail Maintenance for a €139.1m contract to supply 22 bi-mode (diesel/electric) locomotives.

July 31, 2019 | High-speed

SNCF orders more Euroduplex trains

ALSTOM confirmed on July 31 that French National Railways (SNCF) has placed a €331m order for 12 additional TGV Euroduplex trains.

July 31, 2019 | Policy

No-deal Brexit could force temporary suspension of Eurostar services

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) warns in its first-half results for 2019 that it could be forced to temporarily suspend Eurostar services linking London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam if the British government decides to leave the European Union (EU) on October 31 without a deal as the new British prime minister Mr Boris Johnson has threatened.

July 31, 2019 | Main line

Eight-car trains introduced on Edinburgh - Glasgow route

ABELLIO ScotRail introduced eight-car trains on the Edinburgh - Falkirk High - Glasgow route on July 29 following the completion of platform extension works at Glasgow Queen Street station.

July 31, 2019 | Locomotives

Stadler delivers new locomotive for Vall de Núria rack railway

A new Stadler four-axle locomotive for the Vall de Núria rack railway in the Pyrenees was loaded onto a lorry in Wil, Switzerland, on July 30 for transport to Spain.

July 31, 2019 | Central/South America

Guatemala City LRT right-of-way agreement signed

PLANS for the first light rail line in Guatemala City took a step forward on July 29, when the municipality signed an agreement with the country’s railway infrastructure manager Ferrovías to use an abandoned heavy rail alignment for the project.

July 31, 2019 | Locomotives

CZ Loko Effishunters head for Turkey

CZECH locomotive builder CZ Loko has dispatched the first of six Effishunter 600 diesel shunting locomotives for Isdemir, Turkey’s largest steelworks.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie order more Régiolis trains

THE French regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie have exercised options with Alstom for a total of 15 additional Régiolis multiple units.

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