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July 18, 2020 | Main line

Modernisation of Slovakian rack-and-pinion line begins

THE Slovakian narrow-gauge rack-and-pinion line between Štrba and Štrbské Pleso closed for a seven-month modernisation programme on July 5, with both the line and the rolling stock due for renewal.

July 17, 2020 | Main line

Dutch MaaS platform takes key step forward

THE Dutch anti-monopoly Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has approved the further development of a national Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform which will allow public transport services such as bus, light rail, metro and train to be booked together with shared cars and taxis.

July 17, 2020 | Financial

Finland receives €58.3m EU investment for Ten-T improvements

Finland has received €58.3m of funding from the European Union (EU), for use on five rail projects.

July 17, 2020 | Locomotives

NJ Transit orders eight more Bombardier locomotives

NJ Transit have announced the purchase of an additional eight four-axle ALP-45A locomotives from Bombardier for a cost of $US 70.5m, with deliveries scheduled to begin in early 2022.

July 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Rail allocated €1.6bn from EU €2.2bn transport fund

THE European Union (EU) has announced €2.2bn in funding for 140 transport projects through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Rail will receive the lion’s share with €1.6bn allocated to 55 projects on the trans-European transport (TEN-T) core network.

July 16, 2020 | Technology

Indian Railways targets net zero emissions by 2030

INDIA’s Ministry of Railways has announced plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, due to Indian Railways’ (IR) extensive environmental initiatives.

July 16, 2020 | Main line

Renovated Rotterdam Alexander station reopens

THE renovated Rotterdam Alexander station was officially reopened to the public in a live-streamed ceremony on July 10, following two years of work.

July 15, 2020 | Fleet

India’s 160km/h EMU procurement plan falters

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) Rs 15bn ($US 208m) tender for the manufacture and supply of propulsion systems for 44 16-car 160km/h trains is in trouble after major international players including Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens stayed away from the bidding process.

July 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

9.2km tunnel on China-Laos railway completed

CHINA Railway Guangzhou Engineering Group (CRECGZ) completed drilling for the 9.2km Ban Nakok tunnel, the second longest tunnel on the China-Laos railway, last month.

July 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

€600m Gare du Nord overhaul approved

PLANS for the €600m renovation of Paris’ Gare du Nord station were approved on July 7, despite resistance from city officials.

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