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January 16, 2019 | Freight

Denmark lifts pocket wagon ban

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen has lifted a prohibition notice issued on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers.

January 16, 2019 | Asia

PT Inka and Stadler to build Indonesian rolling stock plant

INDONESIAN rolling stock manufacturer PT Inka and Stadler Rail have unveiled plans to build a joint production facility at Secang near Banyuwangi in eastern Java.

January 16, 2019 | Africa

Financing agreed for Cairo interurban light rail line

EGYPT’s transport minister Mr Hisham Arafat announced on January 16 that China’s Exim Bank has agreed to provide a $US 1.2bn loan to finance an interurban light rail line linking Cairo with 10th of Ramadan City.

January 16, 2019 | Europe

Shift2Rail announces 2019 Call for Proposals

THE Shift2Rail (S2R) Joint Undertaking (JU) has opened applications for the 2019 Call for Proposals for research and innovation activities, which will provide €150.3m of funding.

January 16, 2019 | Africa

Progress Rail locomotives delivered to Tunisia

TUNISIAN National Railways (SNCFT) has taken delivery of an initial batch of 10 Progress Rail GT42AC diesel locomotives, which will be used to haul phosphate trains.

January 16, 2019 | Main line

Stadler to supply additional narrow-gauge DMUs to southern Italy

APPULO Lucane Railway (FAL) has awarded Stadler a €22.8m contract to supply four three-car narrow-gauge DMUs, with an option for four additional DMUs.

January 15, 2019 | Asia

Taiwan Railway Administration orders 50 EMUs from Hitachi

TAIWAN Railway Administration (TRA) and its procurement agent the Bank of Taiwan signed a $NT 44.3bn ($US 1.6bn) contract with Hitachi on January 15 for 50 12-car inter-city EMUs.

January 15, 2019 | Track

Network Rail awards survey data acquisition contract

NETWORK Rail (NR) has awarded Fugro a five-year framework agreement to carry out survey data acquisition and analysis for all High Output Track Renewal sites across Britain.

January 15, 2019 | Financial

US Department of Justice completes review into Wabtec - GE Transportation merger

THE United States Department of Justice (DOJ) closed its review of the pending merger between Wabtec and GE Transportation on January 14, paving the way for the deal to be completed by March.

January 15, 2019 | Africa

President of Senegal attends Dakar TER handover

THE president of Senegal Mr Macky Sall attended a ceremony at Dakar station on January 14 to mark the official handover of the first phase of the Dakar TER.

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