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January 2, 2019 | Asia

Chinese cities open urban rail lines

CHINA marked the end of 2018 with a flurry of urban rail project openings in cities across the country.

December 26, 2018 | Signalling

Alstom-Pose consortium to upgrade Roca Line signalling

ARGENTINA’s Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Argentinean construction company Pose a €90m contract to modernise signalling systems on the Roca Line in Buenos Aires.

December 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Design-build contract awarded for Dallas Cotton Belt commuter rail project

DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has awarded a joint venture of Archer Western Construction and Herzog Contracting a $US 783m design-build contract for the 42km Cotton Belt commuter rail line.

December 19, 2018 | Main line

Five-year Hamilton - Auckland commuter rail trial approved

THE board of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) approved a business case for a daily commuter service between Hamilton and Auckland on December 19, paving the way for a five-year trial to launch in March 2020.

December 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Île-de-France Mobility funds more new and refurbished trains

THE board of Île-de-France Mobility voted on December 12 to approve financing for the purchase of 47 additional Bombardier Francilien suburban EMUs and the modernisation of 43 MI2N double-deck EMUs used on Paris RER Line A.

December 10, 2018 | Financial

Crossrail secures extra funds but completion date now unknown

A revised financing package for the final stages of London’s troubled Crossrail project has been confirmed by the Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan, the Greater London Authority, and Transport for London (TfL) with the total cost of the project set to rise by £1.6-2bn.

December 7, 2018 | Policy

ORR sets out recommendations to avoid repeat of timetable chaos

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), chaired by Professor Stephen Glaister, published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of May’s timetable failure on December 7, alongside a draft final order requiring Network Rail (NR) to improve its timetabling process.

December 7, 2018 | North America

Caltrain to increase Stadler EMU order

THE board of directors of Californian commuter rail operator Caltrain has unanimously approved the acquisition of 37 additional Stadler double-deck EMU cars as part of the San Francisco - San Jose electrification project.

December 5, 2018 | Europe

Chairman of Crossrail and HS2 resigns

SIR Terry Morgan stepped down as chairman of Crossrail and High Speed 2 (HS2) on November 5, after a decade overseeing the cross-London project and four months at the head of Britain’s high-speed project.

December 5, 2018 | Locomotives

Volkswagen emissions settlement funds new locomotives for Chicago’s Metra

ILLINOIS Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced on December 3 that funds from the US government’s multi-billion dollar settlement with Volkswagen for violations of the Clean Air Act will be used to fund the acquisition of low-emissions diesel locomotives for Chicago commuter rail operator Metra.

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