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October 14, 2020 | Financial

DB Regio to replace Erixx and Transdev in northern Germany

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has awarded DB Regio a contract to operate the new Lower-Mid Saxony diesel network.

October 13, 2020 | Signalling

Czech Republic approves ETCS rollout timetable

THE Czech Ministry of Transport’s (MDCR) Committee to Increase Traffic Safety has approved a timetable for the rollout of ETCS on all Czech core Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) lines by 2030 during a meeting on October 8.

October 13, 2020 | Financial

DB Regio wins Donau-Isar network tender in Bavaria

BAVARIAN public transport authority BEG has selected DB Regio in a 12-year contract to operate the Donau-Isar network starting from December 2024.

October 9, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak requests extra funding to avoid further service cutbacks and job losses

AMTRAK says it requires up to an additional $US 4.857bn from the United States government to support the company and employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19. The railway has also identified $US 5.193bn in additional need as part of an economic recovery proposal intended to support the US’ recovery from the pandemic.

October 8, 2020 | Asia

Philippines awards final two contracts for Malolos - Clark line

PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) and the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) have awarded the two remaining construction contracts for the 53km Malolos - Clark section of its North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

October 7, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains regional train contract to go ahead

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) will now be able to sign a €167.8m contract with Stadler for the purchase of 22 Flirt 160 regional trains, following the end of a legal dispute over the outcome of the tender.

October 5, 2020 | Financial

Transport for London requests additional financial support

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has submitted a request to the British government for an additional £5.7bn of support to counteract damage caused by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

October 5, 2020 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg receives EU grant for onboard ETCS installation

GERMAN state-owned leasing company Baden-Württemberg State Rail Vehicle Authority (SFBW) has been awarded a €16.7m grant by the European Commission (EC) through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the installation of ETCS signalling systems on 238 regional trains.

October 1, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Queensland commits additional $A 136m for station accessibility

QUEENSLAND state government, Australia, has committed another $A 136m ($US 97.8m) for accessibility upgrades to four stations - two in Brisbane suburbs and two in regional towns.

September 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Extensive cable thefts and looting halts South African rail services

SOUTH Africa’s commuter rail services have all but ground to a halt following a cable theft epidemic and widespread vandalism that has prevented Metrorail services from operating across most of its network. Almost the entire Metrorail network, which is also partially used by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) services, has been affected.

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