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November 25, 2019 | Financial

Tanzania to sign $US 1.46bn loan agreement for standard gauge railway

TANZANIA’s government has announced plans to sign a $US 1.46bn loan agreement with local and international lenders in the middle of December for construction of the 160km/h Morogoro - Makutupora section of the standard gauge railway project.

November 25, 2019 | Main line

Dutch set for faster IC services and Schiphol and Amsterdam Central redevelopment

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to establish a fast IC Direct service from the southwest to the northeast of the Netherlands via Rotterdam Central, Amsterdam Zuid and Almere in December 2023.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

Norway to order up to 200 new trains for local services

THE Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has allocated NKr 4.2bn ($US 457.9m) to purchase 30 new trains for local services around Oslo.

November 25, 2019 | News

Vienna - Wampersdorf track doubling continues

AN official ceremony was held to mark the completion of a project to double track the 13.4km Hennersdorf - Münchendor section of the Vienna - Wampersdorf - Wiener Neustadt line on November 22.

November 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

TMH passenger coach for Egypt heads to Hungary for tests

THE first prototype Transmashholding third-class coach for Egypt has left the Tver Carriage Works plant in Russia bound for Hungary where certification tests will take place.

November 21, 2019 | Main line

Oberelbe invites bids for VVO-diesel network concession

GERMANY’s Oberelbe Transport Authority (VVO) has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a concession to operate the VVO-diesel network.

November 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel starts electric test running in Tel Aviv

ISRAEL railways started test running on the newly electrified section between Ben-Gurion Airport and Tel-Aviv Hahagana station on the night of November 16.

November 19, 2019 | Fleet

Report recommends expansion of Norwegian night trains

NORWAY’s Directorate of Railways recommends expanding night trains while adapting the services to better meet passenger needs.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

Austrian Federal Railways seeks more EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced plans to procure new single-deck EMUs.

November 18, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Perth presses ahead with suburban rail expansion

To combat a swelling population, Perth is pursuing the construction of four new suburban rail lines, which will add 72km to the network. Mark Carter reviews progress so far.

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