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July 3, 2019 | Europe

Austrian provinces to upgrade regional lines

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the provincial governments of Lower and Upper Austria have signed agreements to invest nearly €1bn in the modernisation and electrification of regional lines.

July 3, 2019 | Main line

Funding secured for Borders Railway extension study

FUNDING has been allocated for a feasibility study into the extension of the Edinburgh - Tweedbank Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle as part of the £394.5m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.

July 3, 2019 | Fleet

Sydney Trains extends fleet maintenance contract with UGL

SYDNEY Trains has awarded UGL a five-year extension to its contract to deliver maintenance and logistics services for a portion of Sydney’s metropolitan passenger fleet.

July 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Paris-Orly tram on test

DYNAMIC testing of the first Citadis X05 low-floor LRV for Paris light rail line T9 is underway at Alstom’s plant in La Rochelle, France.

July 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail

San Joaquin Valley Link feasibility study completed

PUBLIC consultation has begun on a feasibility study into a commuter rail link between California’s San Joaquin Valley and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) network, which was presented to the board of Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority on June 12.

July 2, 2019 | Europe

Work begins on Kosovo - North Macedonia upgrade

KOSOVO’s prime minister Mr Ramush Haradinaj officially launched a project to upgrade the line linking the Serbian border and the Kosovar capital Pristina with Skopje, the capital of neighbouring North Macedonia, on July 2.

July 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Implenia and Acciona awarded Sandbukta - Såstad contract

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor has awarded the MossIA ANS joint venture of Implenia Norway and Acciona Construction a contract to construct a new 10.3km double-track line linking Sandbukta, Moss and Såstad (SMS 2A).

July 2, 2019 | Financial

Green Bond issue to finance FS fleet modernisation

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) is planning to launch a second Green Bond issue after becoming the first Italian company to obtain environmental sustainability certification from the international Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

July 2, 2019 | Technology

Network Rail awards drone inspection framework contract

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded drone provider Heliguy part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services (USA) framework agreement worth up to £2.6m.

July 2, 2019 | Fleet

DB Regio receives new EMUs for Saarland Electric Network

DB Regio Mitte has taken delivery of the first Alstom class 1440 Coradia Continental EMUs for Germany’s Saar Electric Network.

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