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March 8, 2019 | Infrastructure

SBB awards Smartrail 4.0 consulting contract to Pöyry

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has awarded a contract to Pöyry to provide technical consulting services including RAM management for Switzerland’s Smartrail 4.0 project.

March 8, 2019 | Fleet

Regiojet orders Pesa EMUs for Czech regional services

THE owner and CEO of Czech passenger operator Regiojet, Mr Raadim Jancura, and CEO of Polish rolling stock supplier Pesa Bydgoszcz Mr Krzystof Sedzikowski signed a €19.5m contract in Prague on March 7 for seven EMUs for regional services in the Ústí nad Labem area of Northern Bohemia.

March 7, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail targets private investment

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has introduced a range of measures it says will make investment from the private sector and other organisations easier and more commercially attractive.

March 7, 2019 | Financial

BLS Cargo takes over Crossrail

SWISS freight operator BLS Cargo has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the Belgian freight operator Crossrail from the international logistics service provider Rhenus. The deal, which was signed on March 5, has been backdated to January 1, and is subject to approval by the competition authorities. The purchase price has not been revealed.

March 7, 2019 | Financial

Knorr-Bremse rail division reports strong growth

THE Rail Vehicle Systems (RVS) division of Knorr-Bremse achieved a 6.2% increase in revenue and an 8.5% improvement in Ebitda last year, according to preliminary results for 2018 released on March 7.

March 7, 2019 | Fare collection

Singapore to launch contactless bank card ticketing system

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) will launch SimplyGo, a contactless bank card based ticketing, on April 4 following a successful pilot of the system launched in March 2017.

March 7, 2019 | Financial

MTR appoints new CEO and chairman as Shatin - Central scandal rumbles on

HONG Kong-based operator MTR has appointed Dr Jacob Kam as CEO for a three-year term with effect from April 1, following the retirement of incumbent CEO Mr Lincoln Leong on March 31.

March 7, 2019 | Infrastructure

FGC selects British Steel for rail contract

CATALONIA Government Railways (FGC) has awarded British Steel a contract to supply rails for track renewal projects in the Spanish region.

March 6, 2019 | Fleet

Emissions reducing technology begins British trial

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has partnered with South Western Railway (SWR) and Eminox to trial technology aimed at reducing diesel emissions.

March 6, 2019 | Africa

Togo reveals plans for 760km Lomé - Cinkassé main line

TOGO has announced plans to evolve itself into a major logistics hub, including the development of a 760km Lomé - Cinkassé heavy-rail line spanning the length of the country.

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