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November 14, 2018 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro line 3 extension

HUNGARIAN companies Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 3bn ($US 10.5m) contract to develop plans to extend Budapest’s metro line 3 to the north by four stations.

November 14, 2018 | Financial

CAF revenue increases 30% for nine-month period

CAF generated €1.3bn revenue in the first nine months of 2018, a 30% increase from the €1bn earned during the same period in 2017. CAF says the increase was helped by the intense pace of manufacturing.

November 14, 2018 | Financial

Rumo reports first profit since ALL merger

RUMO’s port, rail and terminal subsidiaries in Brazil recorded of positive result of Reais 136m ($US 35.7m) in the first nine months of 2018, reversing a Reais 201.1m loss for the same period in 2017.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

EPF and AllRail call for mandatory missed connection protection

THE European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) and the European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, are calling for mandatory missed connection protection for passengers in the European Union.

November 13, 2018 | Light Rail

FS and Brescia Mobility present PPP plan for city tram network

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Brescia Mobility presented a project financing proposal through a public-private partnership (PPP) to the Municipality of Brescia for the design, construction, management and operation of a two-line LRT network for the city on October 31.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

UIC launches Sherpa anti-terrorism research project

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) held the inaugural meeting in Paris on November 13 of the one-year Sherpa research project to improve the protection of trains and stations against terrorist attacks.

November 13, 2018 | Signalling

Indra and Siemens to develop traffic control and management system for Spanish network

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a joint venture (JV) between Siemens Mobility and Indra a contract to develop the new Sitra+ traffic control and management system for the Spanish network, which will cover operations on conventional, narrow-gauge and high-speed lines.

November 13, 2018 | Main line

SNCF negotiates €101m deal with carpooling operator BlaBlaCar

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has begun exclusive negotiations with carpooling specialist BlaBlaCar to enable SNCF’s e-commerce platform, Oui.SNCF, to offer train and bus, and train and carpooling services.

November 13, 2018 | Track

Wegh Group strengthens position in Mozambique

INFRASTRUCTURE supplier Wegh Group, Italy, has acquired further shares in Travessas Do Norte, Mozambique, in addition to its existing 52.2% holding through subsidiary Wegh Mocambique.

November 13, 2018 | Infrastructure

PKP awards contract as part of GSM-R rollout

INFRASTRUCTURE manager PKP Polish Railway Lines (PKP PLP) has selected Frequentis to provide dispatcher terminals and communication nodes as part of a nationwide GSM-R mobile communications network rollout by Nokia

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