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January 30, 2021 | Africa

Standard gauge development stalls in East Africa

2020 was a year of mixed fortunes for railways in East Africa as plans to construct new standard gauge railway (SGR) lines in Kenya and Uganda stalled, forcing railways to divert more of their resources to refurbishing sections of their metre-gauge railways (MGR).

January 29, 2021 | Europe

Plans unveiled for West Yorkshire transit network

BRITAIN’s West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) published its Connectivity Infrastructure Plan and Mass Transit Vision 2040 on January 27, which outlines plans for an integrated transport network in the county.

January 29, 2021 | Fleet

DB Regio orders 31 trains for Danube-Isar network

GERMAN regional operator DB Regio Bavaria has ordered 31 regional trains from Siemens Mobility, to operate on the Danube-Isar regional network between Munich, Passau and Regensburg.

January 29, 2021 | Australia/NZ

Expressions of interest invited for South Geelong - Waurn Ponds upgrade

THE Australian and Victorian state governments have called for expressions of interest (EOI) for Stage 2 of the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds line upgrade.

January 29, 2021 | Signalling

Adif AV awards Madrid - Extremadura signalling contract

SPANISH high-speed rail infrastructure manager Adif AV awarded an €84.9m signalling and communications contract for the 245km Plasencia - Badajoz section of the Madrid - Extremadura high-speed line on January 27.

January 28, 2021 | Main line

Work restarts on CDG Express

FRENCH transport minister, Mr Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, has announced that work will restart on the CDG Express project to build a dedicated rail link from Paris to Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

January 28, 2021 | Australia/NZ

Keolis Downer accredited to run Adelaide Metro network

Australia's Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has accredited Keolis Downer, enabling the group to begin operating the 130km Adelaide Metro commuter rail network at the end of the month.

January 28, 2021 | Europe

Alstom makes new appeal against Paris RER Line B tender

ALSTOM has filed a new pre-contractual injunction before the Administrative Court of Paris challenging the awarding of a €2.56bn contract to supply 146 trains for Paris RER Line B to a Bombardier-CAF consortium.

January 28, 2021 | Central/South America

Mixed bag for freight and passenger operators

After experiencing an economic crisis in recent years, Brazil’s economy was slowly beginning to recover at the start of 2020 - that is, until the Covid-19 pandemic hit, causing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to drop by around 4.5% in 2020.

January 27, 2021 | High-speed

Renfe to launch Avlo low-cost high-speed service in June

SPANISH national operator Renfe has announced that it will launch its Avlo low-cost high-speed service on June 23, after being delayed by over a year.

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