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November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

November 10, 2020 | Signalling

JR East to trial ATO and 5G on Joetsu Shinkansen

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to test Automatic Train Operation (ATO) at GoA 4 and 5G telecommunications on E7 series trains on a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen.

November 5, 2020 | High-speed

Prague - Wrocław high-speed feasibility study tender launched

CZECH infrastructure manager SŽ has published a tender for a contractor to undertake of feasibility study for a proposed high-speed line from Prague, via Hradec Králové, to Wrocław, Poland.

November 4, 2020 | High-speed

Mannheim - Stuttgart high-speed line reopens

THE 99km, 280km/h Mannheim - Stuttgart high-speed line re-opened on schedule on November 1 after German infrastructure manager DB Networks completed 205 days of renewal and refurbishment work at a cost of around €185m.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Brightline fails to sell bonds for Las Vegas - California line

BRIGHTLINE, United States, has announced that it has suspended the sale of bonds to support its $US 8.4bn Las Vegas - Southern California Brightline West high-speed line following a failure to source buyers.

November 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Legal challenge looms after €966m Brenner Base Tunnel contract cancelled

A legal challenge is brewing after BBT SE, the company overseeing the 64km Brenner Base Tunnel project between Austria and Italy, cancelled a €966m contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner consortium, which is responsible for the 18km lot H51 Pfons-Brenner section of the tunnel.

October 29, 2020 | Main line

Germany long-distance passengers fall 43% in first half of 2020

PASSENGER numbers on long-distance services in Germany fell by 43% in the first six months of 2020, according to figures released by government statistical agency Destatis.

October 28, 2020 | High-speed

Work on Brightline West high-speed line expected in 2020

PRIVATE railway Brightline has released a construction schedule for its Las Vegas - southern California high-speed line, which will be called Brightline West. After the completion of a bond sale to help pay for the initial phase, construction is expected to begin later this year and will be completed in 2024.

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 26, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar launches direct Amsterdam - London services

EUROSTAR launched direct services from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London St Pancras on October 26, removing the need for passengers to change to pass through border control in Brussels Midi.

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