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January 5, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In Brief – Fleet: CD Regioshuttles enter service; GySEV expands Desiro fleet; Sinara and Sakhalin sign LNG loco agreement

Czech Republic: Czech Railways (ČD) has begun operation of 22 Regioshuttle DMUs, formerly used by German regional rail operator Southwest Germany Transport (Sweg). The vehicles were purchased via an intermediary, with 13 sets delivered to ČD at the end of 2020. Nine more will be delivered this year, following major maintenance and/or revision. The new vehicles will expand ČD’s fleet of Regioshuttles to 55.

January 5, 2021 | Fleet

Bart suspends delivery of new metro cars

SAN Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has announced that it will temporarily halt delivery of its new Fleet of the Future (FOTF) metro cars from January 8 to allow the manufacturer, Bombardier, the time to address two reliability issues.

January 5, 2021 | Fleet

Korail launches new high-speed trains

KOREAN national operator Korail has begun operating services on the Seoul - Gyeongju Jungang line using a fleet of 260km/h distributed-traction EMU-250 high-speed trains built by Hyundai Rotem.

January 5, 2021 | Infrastructure

TfL completes test run on Northern Line extension

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has announced the successful completion of an initial test run on the 3.2km Kennington - Battersea Power Station extension to London Underground’s Northern Line, ahead of the line’s opening in the autumn.

January 4, 2021 | High-speed

Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high-speed project cancelled

THE governments of Malaysia and Singapore have announced the termination of the 350km Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high-speed rail project, following a failure to reach an agreement on proposed changes by the deadline of December 31.

January 4, 2021 | Asia

CRRC Sifang launches new monorail train

CHINESE rail manufacturer CRRC Sifang has begun production of a new monorail train with a maximum speed of 100km/h following the completion of testing in late 2020.

January 4, 2021 | Light Rail

Mostaganem Tramway begins testing

ALSTOM has carried out an initial test run on the 2km line T2 of Algeria’s Mostaganem Tramway light rail project, between the line’s secondary storage park and Mostaganem mainline station.

January 4, 2021 | Africa

Kenya Railways launches overnight Nairobi - Mombasa service

KENYA Railways Corporation (KRC) has introduced a new overnight service between Nairobi and Mombasa using the country’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

January 4, 2021 | Fleet

Renfe signs metre-gauge fleet contract with CAF

SPANISH operator Renfe has signed a €258m contract with CAF for the supply of 37 1000mm-gauge trains to operate commuter and medium-distance services.

January 4, 2021 | Asia

Seoul Sillim Line operation and maintenance contract awarded

NAMSEOUL Light Rail Transit (NSLRT), the Daelim-led consortium managing Seoul’s Sillim Line metro project, has awarded a Won 329.5bn ($US 304.39m) contract for the operation and maintenance of the line to a consortium of Hyundai Rotem and Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit (GMRT).

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