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July 12, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler awarded Milan LRV contract

STADLER has been confirmed as the winner of a six-year framework agreement to deliver up to 80 low-floor LRVs to Milan Transport (ATM), including an initial order for 30 vehicles.

July 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

San Martin Line viaduct opens in Buenos Aires

PASSENGER trains started operating along a new three-track elevated section of the San Martin Line in Buenos Aires on July 10 as part of a $US 500m project to upgrade and electrify the line.

July 12, 2019 | Freight

DB Cargo launches Romanian direct freight shuttle service

DB Cargo has expanded its single wagonload network with a direct freight shuttle service to Romania.

July 12, 2019 | Europe

ECJ rules Westbahn cannot be charged extra for station access

THE European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favour of Austrian open-access operator Westbahn, finding that station access is included in the “minimum access package” under which Westbahn operates.

July 11, 2019 | Fleet

PKP Intercity releases more details for Stadler Flirt EMU order

PKP Intercity has named Stadler as the winner of a tender to supply 12 eight-car Flirt EMUs as well as 15 years’ maintenance, after it submitted the only offer to match the price criteria.

July 11, 2019 | Asia

Asian Development Bank to fund Sri Lanka efficiency improvement project

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced it will provide $US 160m to fund a railway efficiency improvements in Sri Lanka.

July 11, 2019 | Locomotives

Wabtec to supply Iowa Northern Railway PTC

IOWA Northern Railway has awarded Wabtec a contract to provide Positive Train Control (PTC), digital imaging, and data transfer and analytics capabilities, marking Wabtec’s first such deal since closing its merger with GE Transportation in February.

July 11, 2019 | News

Network Rail forms £70m track worker safety task force

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched a new £70m safety task force, which aims to improve track worker safety.

July 11, 2019 | Fleet

East West Railway Company to launch rolling stock procurement

BRITAIN’s East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has confirmed it intends to begin a formal rolling stock procurement process later this year, following the conclusion of a rolling stock market engagement exercise which commenced in November 2018.

July 11, 2019 | Locomotives

SNCF completes 4km test run of autonomous locomotive

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has completed the first test run of its autonomous train programme, with a locomotive hauling a flatbed wagon and a carriage travelling 4km between Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Juvisy, Paris.

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