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February 6, 2020 | High-speed

Two drivers dead in Italian high-speed train accident

TWO people have died and 31 are reportedly injured following a high-speed train accident involving a Trenitalia ETR 1000 set on the high-speed line south of Milan on February 6.

February 4, 2020 | High-speed

First direct London Eurostar departs Amsterdam as Eurostar-Thalys merger progresses

EUROSTAR operated the inaugural direct Amsterdam - London high-speed service on February 4, ahead of the start of commercial services between the two capitals on April 30.

February 4, 2020 | Europe

NS to improve international services in 2021

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to cut the Amsterdam - Berlin journey time and expand high-speed connections to Paris and London from the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13 2020.

February 3, 2020 | High-speed

Budapest - Cluj high-speed design tender gets underway

HUNGARY’s National Infrastructure Agency (NIF) issued a call for tenders for a detailed feasibility study of the proposed high-speed line from Budapest to Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 28.

February 3, 2020 | Financial

India announces $US 22.4bn 2020-21 rail budget

INDIA’s finance minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, announced an outlay of Rs 1610bn ($US 22.4bn) for Indian Railways (IR) for the 2020-21 financial year on February 1, including a gross budgetary support of Rs 700bn. This is up slightly from the Rs 1600bn provided for 2019-20.

January 31, 2020 | High-speed

Adif awards Thales high-speed signalling maintenance contract

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif has awarded Thales a €68.8m contract to maintain the signalling and traffic control systems on the Madrid - Cordoba - Seville/Malaga high-speed lines.

January 28, 2020 | Technology

JR East set to roll out new Shinkansen catenary system

EAST Japan Railway Company (JR East) has released details of a new catenary system, which the railway is set to install on sections of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen beginning this year.

January 28, 2020 | High-speed

Coronavirus: China National Railway cuts services and Hong Kong set to halt cross-border traffic

CHINA National Railway (CR) has introduced a five-step plan to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus including cancelling more than 250 services as Hong Kong’s government announced plans on January 28 to limit cross-border rail crossings from mainland China from midnight on January 30.

January 27, 2020 | High-speed

First Renfe Avlo high-speed train completed

SPAIN’s national passenger operator Renfe has completed the conversion of the first series 112 high-speed train for its new Avlo service which will launch in April.

January 24, 2020 | Fleet

First Amtrak Acela Express train rolls off Alstom production line

INITIAL testing has started at Alstom’s plant in Hornell, New York state, of the first of 28 Accela Express high-speed trains for Amtrak.

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