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February 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail

MAV looks to expand late night regional services

HUNGARIAN operator MAV says night services on the Szobin, Esztergom and Cegléd lines, which began operating between 00.00 and 04.00 in the autumn, have proved popular, with hundreds of passengers using the services.

February 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Auckland City Rail Link tunnelling launched

NEW Zealand’s transport minister, Mr Phil Twyford, has instigated construction of the southern portal of the Eden Park - city centre tunnel, which will form the southern section of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL).

February 10, 2020 | Financial

West Midlands Trains instructed to invest £20m to improve performance

THE British government has instructed West Midlands Trains to invest an additional £20m to improve services for passengers following poor performance in the second half of 2019.

February 8, 2020 | Europe

Škoda-ŽOS Trnava begin delivery of Slovakian EMUs

SLOVAKIA’s national passenger operator ZSSK has received the first of 25 RegioPanther EMUs ordered under a €160m contract with a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Slovakian partner ŽOS Trnava in March 2018.

February 8, 2020 | Fleet

Transmashholding gets off to good start in 2020

RUSSIAN train builder Transmashholding (TMH) started 2020 with the delivery of new locomotives and passenger trains and refurbished metro trains for both domestic and foreign customers.

February 7, 2020 | Policy

Île-de-France to accelerate competitive tendering in Paris

ILE-de-France Mobility, which is responsible for commuter rail, RER, metro and light rail services in the Paris area, will ask the French government to bring forward the timetable to introduce competitive tendering for rail services.

February 6, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Auckland invites expressions of Interest to operate network

AUCKLAND Transport (AT) has called for expressions of interest (EOI) to operate the city’s commuter rail network from 2021.

February 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Adif awards Madrid track remodelling planning contract

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager, Adif has awarded a €722,967m contract to Sener to draw up plans to remodel the track layout at Madrid Atocha Cercanias station.

January 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Regensburg plans regional S-Bahn network

THE Bavarian Transport Ministry has announced plans to create a ‘Regio S-Bahn’ network serving the greater Regensburg area, which is home to around 1.3 million people.

January 29, 2020 | Financial

Britain’s Northern franchise to enter public ownership

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, has confirmed that the Northern passenger franchise will enter public ownership on March 1, transferring control from Arriva Rail North and ending weeks of speculation over the troubled operation.

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