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January 15, 2021 | Passenger

21 rail projects to watch in 2021

Oliver Cuenca profiles 21 rail projects to watch out for in the next 12 months.

January 13, 2021 | Asia

Kaohsiung partially opens Circular line Phase 2

THE Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung partially opened Phase 2 of its Circular light rail line on January 12, taking the total length of the line to 12.8km.

January 12, 2021 | Financial

EIB agrees loan for Egyptian transport projects

THE Egyptian government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €1.13bn agreement to rehabilitate and expand metro and light rail lines in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria.

January 12, 2021 | Fleet

First Citylink vehicle for Szeged tram-train arrives in Hungary

THE first of 12 Stadler Citylink bi-mode tram-trains completed its road journey from Valencia, Spain, to Szentes, Hungary, on January 9.

January 12, 2021 | Financial

United States FTA announces $US 14bn for public transit systems

THE United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $US 14bn in federal funding to support public transport systems during the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 12, 2021 | Light Rail

New tram-train pilot learning hub launched

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR), South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Stagecoach Supertram have launched a Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub, drawing on the experience of designing, constructing and operating Britain’s first tram-train system.

January 8, 2021 | Europe

Upgraded Dutch light rail lines enter service

OPERATION on the converted 13.3km light rail line from Utrecht main station to Nieuwegein commenced on January 3, following the successful conclusion of testing and driver training, which began in early December.

January 8, 2021 | Europe

Cologne orders six additional LRVS

COLOGNE Transport Authority (KVB) has ordered an additional six Flexity LRVs from Bombardier, expanding its Flexity fleet to 293 vehicles.

January 7, 2021 | Fleet

CAF agrees to remedial work on Besançon LRVs

FOLLOWING protracted negotiations, CAF has agreed to conduct remedial work at its own cost on 19 23.6m-long three-section Urbos LRVs operated in the French city of Besançon, after cracks were discovered in the bodies of the low-floor vehicles in December 2017.

January 6, 2021 | Financial

Phoenix light rail project receives full funding

THE South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail project in Phoenix, Arizona, has been awarded a final $US 530m tranche of funding by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

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