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November 11, 2020 | Main line

Mayan Train rolling stock and equipment tender announced

MEXICO’s National Fund for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur), which is overseeing construction of the 1452km Mayan Train project on the Yucatan peninsula, has released details of the international public tender to supply rolling stock and signalling and operations equipment for the first five sections of the project.

November 11, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Skoda trains finally authorised in Germany; Perm to purchase 15 LRVs; New EMUs on their way to Israel

Germany: DB Regio will begin operating services in the state of Bavaria using six Škoda double-deck push-pull trains from November 12. Following testing on the Munich - Ingolstadt -Treuchtlingen line that is due to begin on November 16, they will enter service from December 13 on Nuremberg - Munich Express regional services.

November 10, 2020 | Financial

Adif and Renfe announce major investments for 2021

SPANISH infrastructure managers Adif and Adif High-Speed (Adif AV) have announced plans to invest €4.86bn in the nation’s rail infrastructure in 2021, while Renfe will invest €857m.

November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

November 9, 2020 | Telecoms

Ceneri Base Tunnel communication and control systems installation complete

INSTALLATION of communication and control systems has been completed on Switzerland’s Ceneri Base Tunnel in advance of the start of passenger operation next month.

November 9, 2020 | Fleet

Sardinia to order four additional DMUs with EU funding

THE regional council of the island of Sardinia, Italy, has announced it will order another four DMUs after the region received a €52.9m grant from the European Union’s Structural and Cohesion funds (FSC).

November 9, 2020 | Technology

Hyundai Rotem and KRRI sign hydrogen cooperation agreement

HYUNDAI Rotem, Korea, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korean Rail Research Institute (KRRI) to cooperate on the research and development of a hydrogen-based propulsion system for rail vehicles.

November 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Bogestra extension opens; Adelaide’s Tonsley Line extension to open in December; bidders come forward for Chennai Line 4.

Germany: The 2.6km €59.3m extension of the Bogestra network between Bochum-Langendreer Markt and Papenholz, Witten, opened on November 1.

November 6, 2020 | Main line

Leo Express ups compensation claim in Czech predatory pricing case

CZECH private operator Leo Express has announced it will increase the amount it is seeking in compensation from Czech Railways (ČD) from Koruna 468m ($US 20.9m) to Koruna 1.05bn for alleged predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

November 6, 2020 | Fleet

Hydrogen-electric train project secures EU grant

THE European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has awarded a €10m grant to the FCH2RAIL consortium for the design, development and testing of a prototype bi-mode hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

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