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March 14, 2019 | Main line

DB Long-Distance orders new digital planning platform

IVU Traffic Technologies, Berlin, has won a Europe-wide call for tenders from German Rail (DB) to supply a new digital planning platform for DB’s long distance division, which will be used to gather and process all operational information relevant to the deployment of long-distance trains.

March 14, 2019 | Metros

Saft wins Chengdu Metro battery contract

CHINESE rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has awarded Saft, France, a multimillion euro, two-year contract to supply onboard battery systems for 130 new trains destined for Lines 5, 8 and 9 of the Chengdu Metro.

March 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

British electrification costs could be cut by 50%, says report

THE cost of delivering main line electrification projects in Britain could be reduced by 33-50%, according to a report published by the Railway Industry Association (RIA) on March 14.

March 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail selects preferred bidder for Central Track Alliance renewals contract

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail has selected a consortium of Balfour Beatty, TSO and SNC Lavalin’s Atkins subsidiary as preferred bidder for a £1.5bn 10-year infrastructure renewal contract on NR’s London North West, London North East, and East Midlands routes.

March 13, 2019 | North America

Funding secured for Edmonton light rail expansion

THE Canadian federal government and the province of Alberta have agreed to contribute $C 2bn ($US 1.5bn) towards the expansion of the light rail network in Edmonton.

March 13, 2019 | Light Rail

RATP Dev to operate Angers trams

ANGERS Loire Metropolitan Council voted on March 11 to award RATP Dev a contract to operate the Irigo bus and light rail network in Angers until 2025.

March 13, 2019 | Europe

NSB and Nettbuss merge to become Vy

NORWEGIAN State Railways (NSB) has merged its train and bus operations in Norway and Sweden under the new common brand Vy, with the goal of providing a single multi-modal door-to-door transport service.

March 13, 2019 | Fleet

DB previews Talgo ‘ECx’ long-distance train

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Talgo presented the design for a new fleet of long-distance trains to federal minister of transport and digital infrastrucuture, Mr Enak Ferlemann, on March 13.

March 13, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Governments agree $A10bn funding for Melbourne Airport Rail Link

THE Australian federal and Victorian state governments have signed a heads of agreement which sets out the strategic objectives, governance arrangements and information sharing processes for a $A 10bn ($US 7bn) joint commitment to building the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

March 13, 2019 | Metros

First trains for Navi Mumbai metro delivered

CSR Zhuzhou, China, has delivered two three-car metro trains for Navi Mumbai Metro phase 1.

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