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January 5, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In Brief – Fleet: CD Regioshuttles enter service; GySEV expands Desiro fleet; Sinara and Sakhalin sign LNG loco agreement

Czech Republic: Czech Railways (ČD) has begun operation of 22 Regioshuttle DMUs, formerly used by German regional rail operator Southwest Germany Transport (Sweg). The vehicles were purchased via an intermediary, with 13 sets delivered to ČD at the end of 2020. Nine more will be delivered this year, following major maintenance and/or revision. The new vehicles will expand ČD’s fleet of Regioshuttles to 55.

January 4, 2021 | Africa

Kenya Railways launches overnight Nairobi - Mombasa service

KENYA Railways Corporation (KRC) has introduced a new overnight service between Nairobi and Mombasa using the country’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

January 4, 2021 | Fleet

Renfe signs metre-gauge fleet contract with CAF

SPANISH operator Renfe has signed a €258m contract with CAF for the supply of 37 1000mm-gauge trains to operate commuter and medium-distance services.

January 1, 2021 | Main line

RegioJet receives first two Traxx MS3 locomotives and plans further fleet and service expansion

CZECH private operator RegioJet has received the first two of 15 Bombardier Traxx MS3 multi-system locomotives with test runs and driver training now underway.

January 1, 2021 | Infrastructure

New York completes Moynihan Train Hall serving Penn station

NEW York City’s Moynihan Train Hall opened for Amtrak and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) services using Penn station on January 1.

December 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

France to upgrade Paris - Limoges - Toulouse main line

THE French government confirmed its commitment to modernise the 713km Paris Austerlitz - Orléans - Limoges - Toulouse line on December 18.

December 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

Colombia awards Caribbean Regional Train study contract

COLOMBIA’s Bank of Territorial Development (Findeter) has awarded a contract to Ardanuy Ingenieria and Coral Delgado & Associated Lawyers to determine the alignment for a new line running along the Caribbean coast.

December 30, 2020 | Freight

US completes PTC rollout ahead of deadline

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced on December 29 that Positive Train Control (PTC) is now in operation on all 92,575 required freight and passenger railway route-km, ahead of the federal deadline of December 31.

December 30, 2020 | Financial

EC approves Danish Covid-19 compensation scheme

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a DKr 1bn ($US 160m) Danish government scheme under EU state-aid rules to compensate passenger rail transport operators which have suffered losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

December 24, 2020 | Europe

PKP Intercity awards additional coach refurbishment contract

POLISH operator PKP Intercity has awarded a Zlotys 549m ($US 145.9m) contract for the modernisation of another 125 passenger coaches to a consortium of Pesa Group members Pesa Bydgoszcz and ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki.

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