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August 31, 2020 | Central/South America

Buenos Aires completes infrastructure improvements

THE city of Pilar, in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires, inaugurated its newly renovated Villa Rosa station following improvements worth Pesos 157m ($US 2.12m) at a ceremony on August 24.

August 28, 2020 | Signalling

Transport for Wales awards Core Valley signalling contract

TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW) has awarded a three-year contract to Siemens to upgrade the signalling for its Core Valley Lines (CVL) project.

August 28, 2020 | Financial

DSB reports DKr 607m first-half loss due to Covid-19 pandemic

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has reported a pre-tax loss of DKr -607m ($US 96.4m) for the first half of 2020, compared with a profit of DKr 1m for the same period in 2019.

August 27, 2020 | Main line

Potential for Auckland - Hamilton rapid rail, report finds

THE development of a potentially high-speed line between Auckland and Hamilton has merit but requires more investigation, a study released by New Zealand transport minister, Mr Phil Twyford, has found.

August 27, 2020 | Financial

FTA announces funding for four US rail projects

THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $US 400m in federal funding for four transport projects in the states of New Jersey, Missouri, Arizona and Indiana as part of its Capital Investment Grant (CIG) programme.

August 27, 2020 | Track

Construction of Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S-Bahn project approved

THE German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved construction of the €1.85bn Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S4 East line, which will begin later this year.

August 26, 2020 | Technology

Germany unveils Stuttgart digital rail hub plans

GERMAN Rail (DB) and the federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) have announced a €462.5m plan for a ‘digitalised rail hub’ in Stuttgart.

August 25, 2020 | Policy

VDV launches campaign to boost passenger numbers

GERMANY’s Association of Transport Companies (VDV) has launched the #BesserWeiter (Better Further) campaign to promote a return to pre-coronavirus levels of passenger traffic as quickly as possible to prevent further loss of income to the industry and to safeguard the sector’s environmental goals.

August 25, 2020 | Fleet

First Aventra EMU for South Western Railway unveiled

THE managing director of Britain’s South Western Railway (SWR), Mr Mark Hopwood, unveiled the first Bombardier Aventra EMU at a ceremony in Wimbledon on August 24.

August 24, 2020 | Locomotives

Prasa launches bid to acquire additional Afro locomotives

THE embattled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has presented a business case to parliament to acquire the remaining Afro 4000 and Afro Dual locomotives built by Vossloh Spain (now Stadler Rail Valencia), which were ordered but never delivered after it was discovered they exceeded the loading gauge on part of the country’s network.

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