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November 30, 2018 | Asia

South Korea begins 18-day inspection of the North's railway

FOR the first time in a decade, a train has crossed the border from South to North Korea as South Korean engineers embark on an 18-day inspection of the north’s railway infrastructure, a key step in a plan to reconnect the two countries’ railways.

November 30, 2018 | Main line

Virgin Trains USA enters negotiations for Orlando - Tampa right of way

FLORIDA Department of Transportation's (FDOT) Selection Committee has agreed to move forward in negotiating a lease agreement with Virgin Trains USA to allow the express inter-city operator to extend its Florida line from Orlando to Tampa.

November 29, 2018 | Infrastructure

ORR orders Network Rail to improve performance

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) issued a provisional order against Network Rail (NR) on November 29 requiring Britain’s infrastructure manager to improve its capability to deliver better performance.

November 29, 2018 | North America

FTA awards grants for US urban rail projects

THE United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced on November 28 that it has allocated $US 281m in Capital Investment Grants to five projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas.

November 29, 2018 | Australia/NZ

Report warns of major skills shortage in Australasia

A report from BIS Oxford Economics commissioned by the Australasian Railways Association (ARA) has warned that a fast-developing skilled labour crisis in the rail sector will deliver a “substantial blow-out in project costs and delivery delays” to projects in Australia and New Zealand over the next 10 years.

November 29, 2018 | Technology

Light rail speed and position supervision system on test in Hong Kong

MTR Corporation has begun trialling an integrated speed and position supervision system (iSPS) developed by MTR engineers on three light rail routes in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, which enables real-time speed monitoring of LRVs.

November 29, 2018 | Europe

Kosovo to upgrade lines to Serbia and Macedonia

THE government of Kosovo is preparing tenders for the reconstruction of two railway lines in a project funded from its own budget and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

November 29, 2018 | Fleet

CD launches new RegioPanter EMUs for Pilsen

CZECH Railways’ (CD) new fleet of class 650 RegioPanter EMUs for the Pilsen region was officially launched on November 28 by CD’s new CEO, Mr Miroslav Kupec, and Mr Josef Bernard, president of the Pilsen region.

November 28, 2018 | Metros

GVB Amsterdam signs metro train contract with CAF

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) signed a contract with CAF on November 28 for 30 Inneo metro trains, with an option for 30 additional sets.

November 28, 2018 | Freight

UWC awarded DB wagon contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded United Wagon Company (UWC), Russia, a contract to supply 130 Sggrs80 articulated container wagons in the first half of 2020, including an option for additional wagons, marking UWC’s entry into the European market.

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