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August 21, 2020 | News

Russian Railways expands Swift services

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has launched new Strizh (Swift) services on its 650km Moscow - St Petersburg and 1800km St Petersburg - Samara routes using 200km/h locomotive-hauled Talgo coaches.

August 20, 2020 | News

Mayan Train section five contractor emerges

MEXICO’s National Institute for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur) is set to award a contract for construction of section five of the ambitious Mayan Train project to a consortium led by BlackRock México Infrastructure and Greenfield, United States.

August 20, 2020 | Tenders

MÁV-Start BEMU tender re-launched

HUNGARIAN national operator MÁV-Start has reissued its tender for up to 50 BEMUs following the withdrawal of the original tender in June.

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards £18.6m station contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded an £18.6m contract to London-based infrastructure firm J Murphy for the construction of a new station on the Ipswich - Ely line in Soham, Cambridgeshire.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Grand Est lines to reopen with new operators

FRANCE’s Grand Est region has invited tenders for the operation of trains and the management of infrastructure of several regional lines, some of which are currently closed.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Flooding closes Edinburgh - Glasgow main line

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has reported that a 300m section of track on the Glasgow - Edinburgh main line could take up to two months to fully reinstate following damage caused by severe weather.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Trafikverket completes ‘wasp’s waist’ upgrade in Stockholm

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket held a ceremony to mark the completion of a three-year upgrade of the 2km railway between Stockholm Central and Stockholm Södra on August 17, one of the Swedish network’s busiest sections.

August 19, 2020 | Financial

Liberty Steel acquires former French assets of British Steel

BRITISH steel manufacturer Liberty Steel has completed its purchase of French rail manufacturer Hayange, formerly British Steel France Rail (BSFR).

August 18, 2020 | Technology

HS2 Ltd agrees partnership with British universities

HS2 Ltd has signed an agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) to access technologies produced by the group’s research facilities, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of new technologies on HS2 as well as the global rail market.

August 18, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak releases plan to restore long-distance services

UNITED States national passenger rail operator Amtrak has released criteria for the restoration of regular long-distance services following an announcement that most daily services would be cut to three times a week from October due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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