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January 15, 2021 | Europe

British operators reduce services in response to latest lockdown

BRITISH operators will introduce reduced timetables over the next few weeks in response to the latest national lockdowns, which came into force in England on January 6, Scotland on January 4, and Wales on December 20.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

€2.56bn Paris RER Line B fleet contract award confirmed following court order

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and SNCF Passenger have confirmed a Bombardier-CAF consortium as the preferred bidder for a €2.56bn contract to supply 146 trains for the Paris RER B suburban line, after the Administrative Court of Paris rejected an appeal filed by Alstom.

January 14, 2021 | Financial

RZD reports 27.4% decline in passenger numbers in 2020

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has reported a 27.4% decline in passenger numbers in 2020 compared with 2019, to 869.4 million passengers, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

British inter-city fleet to receive updated brake pads and discs

KNORR-Bremse has agreed a framework contract with Hitachi Rail to supply a new generation of brake pads and discs for the fleet of 1200 class 800, 801 and 802 vehicles, which have been introduced on various inter-city routes in Britain since 2017.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler to supply metre-gauge trains to Centovalli railway

TICINO Regional Railway (Fart) has awarded Stadler a SFr 94m ($US 105.9m) contract to supply eight metre-gauge EMUs to replace legacy equipment used on the Centovalli cross-border railway in Ticino, Switzerland, and Piedmont, Italy, from 2023.

January 13, 2021 | Main line

Construction on Delhi - Meerut RRTS begins

INDIA’s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has commenced construction of a 4.3km viaduct connecting Sarai Kale Khan station and New Ashok Nagar station, marking the start of work on the 82km Delhi - Ghaziabad - Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

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 | Asia

Myanmar and China to carry out feasibility studies for Mandalay - Kyaukpyu line

THE governments of Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on January 10 to carry out a feasibility study into the construction of a 650km line between Myanmar’s Indian Ocean port of Kyaukpyu, and its second city, Mandalay.

January 12, 2021 | Africa

Nigerian government awards contract for Kano - Maradi line

THE Nigerian government has awarded Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil a design, construction and financing contract for the $US 1.96bn 284km cross-border Kano - Katsina - Jibia - Maradi line.

January 11, 2021 | Main line

Fehmarn Belt construction launched with digital ground breaking

THE start of construction of the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany was marked with a digital ground breaking on January 1, with a physical ceremony in Rødbyhavn originally planned to be held on January 4 postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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