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June 4, 2020 | Africa

Prasa administrator appoints new management team

THE administrator of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, has appointed five people to fill senior positions at Prasa.

June 2, 2020 | Europe

Renfe audit will prove trains are free of Covid-19

SPAIN’s national passenger operator Renfe has assigned Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (Aenor) to conduct an audit of the Covid-19 prevention measures employed by the operator.

May 28, 2020 | Fleet

US operators order Bombardier double-deck coaches

BOMBARDIER has secured a contract worth $US 108m to supply 28 double-deck coaches for two US west coast transit operators.

May 27, 2020 | Metros

Andy Byford returns to London to head TfL

THE Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) have named Mr Andy Byford as London’s transport commissioner.

May 26, 2020 | Financial

Baden-Württemberg offers public transport relief package

THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has outlined details of a €200m rescue package for public transport companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and has urged the German federal government to follow suit.

May 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

NSW government awards $A 600m suburban network upgrade contracts

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has signed two construction contracts worth around $A 600m ($US 397.3m) to modernise and upgrade the suburban rail network around Sydney.

May 21, 2020 | Fleet

Wellington receives $NZ 5m to start procurement of new trains

GREATER Wellington and Horizons Regional Councils have received $NZ 5m ($US 3m) from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to produce a detailed business case and start the procurement of new regional trains.

May 19, 2020 | Fleet

Three Swiss operators launch joint EMU tender

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB), Thurbo and Region Alps have launched a joint tender for 194 single-deck S-Bahn EMUs to replace life-expired trains.

May 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail

VRR tells Abellio to improve Ruhr rail services

RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) issued a formal warning to concessionaire Abellio on May 12 requiring significant improvement to service reliability.

May 18, 2020 | Light Rail

Rail to ease congestion in Texan capital

Austin has launched Project Connect, a $US 9.6bn plan to build two light rail lines, a BRT line which could be converted to light rail, and a second commuter rail line. David Briginshaw reports on this ambitious scheme.

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