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December 23, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders 33 more trains for Hauts-de-France

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 33 more Omneo Regio 2N double-deck EMUs worth €565m from Bombardier for use on regional networks in Hauts-de-France.

December 23, 2020 | Central/South America

Chilean State Railways awards contract for six EMUs

CHILEAN State Railways (EFE) has selected a consortium of CRRC Sifang and Temoinsa Chile as the winner of a $US 70m contract to supply six four-car bi-mode electro-diesel multiple units.

December 22, 2020 | Infrastructure

Turkey commissions upgrades to Eskisehir - Balikesir line

TURKEY has commissioned signalling and telecommunications upgrades on five sections of the 328km Eskisehir - Kutahya - Balikesir main line, nine years after work began.

December 22, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler assembles first Flirt train for PKP Intercity

STADLER has assembled the first of 12 Flirt EMUs for Polish operator PKP Intercity at its plant in SiedIce, Poland.

December 22, 2020 | Financial

US pandemic relief package includes $US 15bn for transit

THE United States congress has approved a near $US 900bn pandemic relief package, which includes $US 14bn for transit and $US 1bn for Amtrak.

December 21, 2020 | Asia

India and Bangladesh restore Haldibari - Chilahati rail link

THE restored 3.5km Haldibari - Chilahati cross-border rail link between India and Bangladesh has opened following a virtual summit attended by the respective prime ministers, Mr Narendra Modi and Mrs Sheikh Hasina, on December 17.

December 21, 2020 | Africa

Nigeria begins trials on Lagos - Ibadan line

NIGERIAN Railways (NR) has begun trial operation on the 156km $US 1.5bn Lagos - Ibadan railway, ahead of launching full services in January.

December 21, 2020 | Fleet

SNCB orders 204 double-deck coaches

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has exercised an option for 204 additional double-deck M7 coaches worth €445m from a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier, under a framework agreement signed in December 2015.

December 18, 2020 | Policy

Canada publishes hydrogen strategy

THE Canadian government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada on December 16, which aims to support plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and “cement Canada’s position as a global, industrial leader of clean renewable fuels” as part of its post-Covid economic recovery.

December 18, 2020 | Financial

Flixmobility refers DB state aid complaint to European Commission

FLIXMOBILITY, the parent company of German open-access long-distance operator Flixtrain and long-distance bus operator Flixbus, has laid a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) over the billions of euros of state aid provided to German Rail (DB) by the German government.

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