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August 4, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Zhuzhou unveils 28.8MW electric freight locomotive

CRRC Zhuzhou has unveiled the first of its Shen 24 28.8MW electric six-section locomotives at a ceremony attended by Chinese government officials and academics from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

August 4, 2020 | Fleet

Etihad Rail places order for 842 freight wagons

ETIHAD Rail, UAE, has awarded a contract for the manufacture, supply and commissioning of 842 new freight wagons to CRRC Yangtze following a virtual signing ceremony on August 4.

August 4, 2020 | Main line

Hull Trains to resume services on August 21

BRITISH open-access operator Hull Trains has announced that it will resume its Beverley - Hull - London Kings Cross service on August 21 for the first time since March 29.

August 4, 2020 | Main line

China approves $US 68bn inter-city plan for Pearl River Delta

CHINA’s National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC) has approved a Yuan 474.1bn ($US 67.91bn) plan to develop inter-city railway connections in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay area of southern China.

August 4, 2020 | Asia

Philippines awards North-South Commuter Railway contracts

PHILIPPINES National Railway (PNR) has awarded the first two engineering and construction contracts for Clark Phase 2 of its North-South Commuter Railway Project (NSCR), following a virtual signing ceremony on August 1.

August 3, 2020 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches cross-border coal trains to South Africa

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) exported the first coal consignment from the Masama coal mine following a launch ceremony on July 17 attended by government ministers and officials from BR, mine owner Minergy and banking group Absa.

August 3, 2020 | Financial

British rail operators reclassified as part of public sector

BRITAIN’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded that Train Operating Companies (TOCs) which entered into emergency measures agreements (EMAs) with the British and Scottish governments on April 1 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic should be reclassified as public non-financial corporations.

August 3, 2020 | Fleet

MÁV-Start awards coach maintenance contract

HUNGARIAN national operator MÁV-Start has awarded TMH Hungary a €90m, four-year contract to maintain and modernise 403 coaches at its newly-acquired Dunakeszi factory.

July 31, 2020 | Fleet

PKP Intercity plans new double-deck train fleet

POLAND’s long-distance passenger operator, PKP Intercity, has launched a technical dialogue process in preparation for a tender to acquire a fleet of seven-car push-pull double-deck trains powered by multi-system locomotives.

July 30, 2020 | Signalling

RFI and Hitachi to pilot satellite-based ERTMS system

ITALIAN infrastructure manager Italian Rail Network (RFI) and Hitachi have signed an agreement to launch a pilot project for the ERSAT EAV satellite signalling system on the Mediterranean corridor between Novara and Rho.

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