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April 30, 2019 | High-speed

HS1 presents proposal for London - Bordeaux high-speed service

THE chair of HS1, Mr Keith Ludeman, presented a proposal to politicians in Bordeaux on April 30 to introduce a high-speed service between the French city and London St Pancras.

April 30, 2019 | Light Rail

Royal unveiling for Brussels New Generation Tram mock-up

KING Philippe of Belgium officially unveiled a full-size mock-up of Brussels’ New Generation Tram (TNG) in the Place Royal on April 30 as part of celebrations marking 150 years of the city’s tram network.

April 30, 2019 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes franchising alternative

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents passenger and freight operators and infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR), has submitted proposals to the Williams Review of the British railway industry which advocate a radical alternative to the existing passenger franchise system.

April 30, 2019 | Metros

Singapore LTA to build rolling stock testing centre

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority has unveiled plans to construct a new Integrated Train Testing Centre (ITTC), which carry out electrical and mechanical tests on rolling stock for all new and existing MRT lines.

April 30, 2019 | Light Rail

Krakow launches tender for up to 60 LRVs

MPK Krakow has launched a tender for a contract to supply up to 60 low-floor LRVs for the city’s 90km standard-gauge tram network.

April 30, 2019 | Main line

Baden-Württemberg identifies 41 lines for possible reopening

THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has identified 41 disused passenger lines that could be reopened as part of its efforts to improve access to public transport.

April 30, 2019 | North America

CN revenues defy winter freeze

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) increased revenues in the first quarter of 2019 despite the extremely severe winter in Canada and the northern United States, according the Class 1’s latest financial results, which were published on April 29.

April 30, 2019 | Fleet

Saxony allocates €60m to EcoTrain hybrid train project

THE government of the German state of Saxony has allocated €60m over 10 years to enable the extension of the EcoTrain hybrid train concept across the 217km Erzgebirge Diesel Network.

April 30, 2019 | Africa

Algiers airport rail link inaugurated

A rail link to Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport was inaugurated on April 29, coinciding with the opening of the airport’s new international terminal.

April 29, 2019 | Signalling

Network Rail awards £750m signalling contacts for 2019-2021

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded six framework contracts worth around £750m to deliver signalling and telecoms across the country for Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019 - 2021.

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