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April 9, 2020 | Fleet

Wabtec to overhaul 40 class 158 DMUs for Angel Trains

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains has awarded Wabtec Rail a contract to overhaul 40 class 158 DMUs.

April 7, 2020 | Signalling

ERTMS launched on third Danish line

DENMARK’s infrastructure manager, Banedanmark, has launched ERTMS on the 73.6km single-track line between Thisted and Struer in northwest Jutland.

April 7, 2020 | Technology

Industry uses 3D printing capability in fight against Covid-19

SIEMENS and Alstom have begun using their 3D printing capabilities to produce items to protect passengers, staff and medical practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contract to construct southwestern Bari line awarded

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) engineering subsidiary Italferr has awarded D'Agostino Angelo Antonio Costruzioni Generali an €80m contract to construct a new 10km line providing additional capacity into Bari from the southwest.

April 7, 2020 | Middle East

Israel electrification programme accelerated as ETCS Level 2 tested

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has successfully extended electrification of the A1 Link to Tel Aviv Hashalom and Tel Aviv Savidor/Central stations and begun tests on the section on April 5, just days after announcing plans to revise and accelerate its network electrification programme.

April 7, 2020 | Fleet

BOB begins testing of new Lint DMU fleet

ALSTOM has delivered the first of 31 Coradia Lint DMUs to Bavarian Oberland Railway (BOB) ahead of the start of testing on the Oberland network.

April 6, 2020 | Main line

Vy lays off another 400 employees as passenger numbers plummet by 80%

NORWEGIAN rail and bus operator Vy has announced that it has been forced to lay-off a further 400 employees from its rail and administration sectors.

April 6, 2020 | Fleet

Vlexx begins operation with Bombardier EMUs

GERMAN regional operator Vlexx introduced the first two new Talent 3 three-car EMUs on the RB 74 line between Homburg and Illingen, in Saarland, on March 31.

April 3, 2020 | Fleet

Talgo and Renfe refit high-speed trains to carry coronavirus patients

SPANISH national operator Renfe is working with Talgo to adapt Talgo 250 Dual high-speed trains into hospital trains capable of transferring patients affected by the coronavirus around Spain if needed, following instructions from the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

April 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Jica provides $US 374.5m loan for Myanmar upgrade

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has signed a Yen 40.6bn ($US 374.5m) loan agreement with the government of Myanmar for the Yangon - Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I (III).

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