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June 16, 2020 | Central/South America

Vossloh to supply fastenings for Central Uruguay Railway

VOSSLOH, Germany, has won a contract to supply rail fastenings for Central Uruguay Railway (CUR).

June 16, 2020 | Africa

Nigerian rail projects delayed by Covid-19

NIGERIA has delayed the opening of its new $US 1.6bn Lagos - Ibadan standard-gauge line until later this year due to restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

June 15, 2020 | Financial

Siemens CEOs buoyant on rail’s prospects post Covid-19

SIEMENS Mobility reported resilient performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, joint CEOs, Ms Sabrina Soussan and Mr Michael Peter, revealed in an online press briefing held on June 15.

June 15, 2020 | Asia

Hospital coaches sent to Delhi as part of Covid-19 strategy

THE Indian government is sending 500 converted coaches to Delhi to be used as hospital wards for Covid-19 patients.

June 15, 2020 | Main line

NS secures 15-year concession for core network

THE Dutch government has announced plans to award Netherlands Railways (NS) a 15-year concession to operate ‘core network’ passenger services from the start of the new timetable in December 2024.

June 15, 2020 | North America

Feasibility studies agreed for Calgary-Banff passenger railway

ALBERTA's Ministry of Transport and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake feasibility studies for a new 130km passenger railway between Calgary and Banff.

June 14, 2020 | Main line

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Covid-19: Passengers value cleaning; British operators trial ‘virucidal’ sanitisers; Argentine Trains launches “Reserve your train” app

Britain: South Western Railway (SWR) and Great Western Railway (GWR) are trialling a new ‘virucidal’ sanitising treatment which kills 99.99% of viruses and bacteria on surfaces for extended periods of time.

June 13, 2020 | Main line

Services resume as countries loosen lockdowns

EUROPEAN rail operators have continued to relaunch services in recent days as countries steadily eased public lockdowns introduced in March.

June 13, 2020 | News

RegioJet opens ticket sales for summer night service to Croatia

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has launched ticket sales for its summer night service to Croatia.

June 12, 2020 | News

French cooperative targets Bordeaux - Lyon open-access from 2022

FRENCH cooperative Railcoop says it is targeting the start of an open-access service between Lyon and Bordeaux from summer 2022, reintroducing a direct service abandoned by French National Railways (SNCF) in 2014.

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