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October 28, 2020 | Financial

FRA awards grants worth $US 172.1m

THE United States’ Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded grants worth a combined $US 172.1m to projects in the states of California, Connecticut and New Jersey, through its FY 2020 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair (SOGR) programme.

October 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Spain opens new high-speed rail section

SPAIN inaugurated a 110km section of the Madrid - Galicia high-speed line between Zamora and Pedralba de la Pradería on October 26.

October 27, 2020 | Central/South America

Argentina announces Buenos Aires infrastructure upgrades

THE Argentinean government has announced upgrades to rail infrastructure worth Pesos 4.06bn ($US 51.85m) for the county of La Matanza, Buenos Aires, which will be carried out through its Infrastructure Works Plan framework.

October 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Berlin Brandenburg Airport railways finally open

THE first passenger train to serve the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport arrived at 05.37 on October 26.

October 25, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains orders 22 Stadler regional trains

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) has ordered 22 Flirt multiple units from Stadler for use on regional networks, under a contract worth €158m signed on October 21.

October 23, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Western Australia awards contract for Perth commuter line

THE State of Western Australia has awarded a contract to construct the $A 700m ($US 497.58m) 21km Morley - Ellenbrook commuter line in Perth to a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke, Australia, and Arup, Britain.

October 22, 2020 | Policy

Welsh government takes control of rail franchise

THE Welsh government has announced that it will bring the Wales and Borders rail franchise under public control, effectively nationalising passenger rail operations in the country.

October 22, 2020 | Podcasts

Transformation and Innovation in the Commuter Rail Realm

Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner and Commuter Rail Coalition Co-Founder, Joe Giulietti, accompanied by ConnDOT Public Transportation Bureau Chief, Rich Andreski, discuss “Transformation and Innovation in the Commuter Rail Realm” with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C Vantuono.

October 19, 2020 | Technology

Keolis Commuter Services takes Boston systems offline following ransomware attack

KEOLIS Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail network in Boston, has suffered a ransomware attack that may have leaked employee information.

October 19, 2020 | Telecoms

Europe boosts spectrum allocation for Intelligent Transport Systems

THE European Commission (EC) has agreed to adopt the 5.9GHz band for the exchange of real-time information on safety conditions in connected transport. The ruling effectively doubles the level of available spectrum for safety-critical communications used by intelligent transport systems (ITS) in metro, light and suburban rail networks as well as by road vehicles.

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