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July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Seattle awards Downtown Redmond Link Extension contract

SEATTLE public transport authority Sound Transit has selected a joint venture of Stacy and Witbeck/Kuney for a $US 729.2m contract to design and construct the Downtown Redmond Link light rail extension.

July 29, 2019 | Europe

VAT cut on train fares could boost German passenger numbers by 5 million, says DB

REDUCING VAT on long-distance train fares in Germany could bring millions more passengers to the rail network and stimulate additional fleet investment, according to German Rail (DB).

July 29, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Flirts enter passenger service

THE first fleet of Stadler Flirt trains for a British operator entered service on the morning of July 29, when Abellio Greater Anglia’s class 755 bi-mode multiple units made their passenger debut on the lines from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

July 29, 2019 | Metros

RATP Dev and John Holland partner for Sydney metro operation bids

RATP Dev, France, and John Holland, Australia, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to partner on upcoming bids to operate and maintain the new Sydney Metro West and Greater West automated lines.

July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Caen tram network inaugurated

THE French city of Caen inaugurated its €259.9m tram network on July 27.

July 26, 2019 | Technology

Heathrow Express duplicates cloud-based ticketing software to reduce outages

HEATHROW Express has strengthened its cloud-based mobile ticketing system by contracting NCC Group to create an exact replica of the programme, which will then be used as a fall-back in the event of outages.

July 26, 2019 | Locomotives

Turkish rail freight operator receives PowerHaul locomotives

KÖRFEZ Ulaştirma, Turkey’s first open-access rail freight operator, has taken delivery of five Wabtec PowerHaul diesel locomotives.

July 26, 2019 | Metros

Copenhagen metro Cityringen line set for September opening

MORE than eight years after construction began, work on the new automated M3 Cityringen metro line in Copenhagen has been completed, with the line set to open on September 29.

July 26, 2019 | Freight

Russian Railways launches Korea - Europe freight service

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Russian transport group Fesco have launched a freight service operating from Korea to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Landbridge.

July 26, 2019 | North America

Amtrak to launch non-stop New York - Washington Acela services

AMTRAK has announced plans to launch non-stop New York - Washington DC Acela services, which from September 23 will reduce the fastest journey time between Manhattan and the US capital to 2h 35min.

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