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April 8, 2019 | Main line

Leo Express plans Prague - Warsaw - Terespol services

CZECH open-access operator Leo Express has notified the Polish Railway Transport Office (UTK) of plans to launch a new service from Prague to Warsaw and Terespol on the Poland-Belarus border.

April 8, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Expressions of interest called for Inland Rail PPP

AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a public-private partnership (PPP) to design, build, finance and maintain the Gowrie - Kagaru (Queensland) section of the Melbourne - Brisbane Inland Rail project.

April 8, 2019 | Africa

Ghana’s standard-gauge eastern line approved

GHANA’s Ministry of Railways Development has reached a $US 2.2bn build, operate and transfer (BOT) concession agreement with the Ghana European Railway Consortium (GERC) to construct the Tema - Accra - Koforidua - Kumasi eastern railway line.

April 8, 2019 | Main line

Open-access London - Cardiff service proposed

GRAND Union Trains, which was set up in 2018 by Mr Ian Yeowart, has applied to Britain’s Office of Road and Rail (ORR) to operate an open-access passenger service between London Paddington and Cardiff in competition with franchisee Great Western Railway (GWR).

April 8, 2019 | Rolling stock

ATS to install SKF bearings on new two-piece bogie

ADVANCED Truck Systems (ATS) has reached an agreement with SKF to equip high-capacity wheel bearings and a condition monitoring system on its new two-piece fabricated steering bogie, with a goal of reducing on-track failures and enabling predictive maintenance.

April 8, 2019 | Metros

Tehran metro Line 6 inaugurated

THE first phase of Tehran metro Line 6 was inaugurated on April 7 in the presence of Iran’s president, Dr Hassan Rouhani, and the city’s mayor, Mr Pirouz Hanachi.

April 8, 2019 | Africa

Egyptian National Railways orders Talgo trains

FOLLOWING a competitive tender, Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has awarded Talgo a €158m contract to supply and maintain six 160km/h inter-city trains for the Alexandria - Cairo - Aswan corridor.

April 5, 2019 | North America

Baltimore Penn Station upgrade reaches commercial close

AMTRAK had reached commercial close on a project to expand and modernise Baltimore Penn Station, following the execution of a master development agreement with Penn Station Partners.

April 5, 2019 | Financial

Ridership growth lifts Renfe revenue and profit

RIDERSHIP growth helped Renfe to achieve a significant increase in revenues and profits in 2018, according to the Spanish national train operator’s annual results, which were published on April 5.

April 5, 2019 | Fleet

DB halts ICE4 deliveries due to weld quality issues

GERMAN inter-city operator DB Long Distance has suspended deliveries of ICE4 high-speed trains following the discovery of quality problems in bodywork welding on some of the vehicles already in service.

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