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December 14, 2020 | Fleet

ČD orders 19 RegioPanter EMUs

CZECH Railways (ČD) has ordered 19 additional RegioPanter two-car dual-voltage EMUs from a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler delivers first Norwegian bi-mode Flirt

STADLER has delivered the first of 14 class 76 Flirt hybrid trains that will be operated by SJ Norge to Skien, Norway, where it will undergo testing before the fleet is introduced in the Trøndelag region throughout 2021.

December 14, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Metro Tunnel cost rises by $A 2.7bn

THE cost of Melbourne’s 9km Metro Tunnel project has increased by $A 2.7bn ($US 2.04bn) following an agreement reached by the state of Victoria and the contractor following a near year-long stand-off. The total cost of the project, which will add five new stations in the central business district and create a new cross-city line from Sunbury to Cranbourne/Pakenham, is now nearly $A 14bn.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB launches tender for 100 single-deck EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has published a tender for up to 100 single-deck EMUs.

December 13, 2020 | Europe

European timetable changes set to enter force: Part 2

EUROPEAN operators Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Swiss Southeastern Railways (SOB), Sweden’s SJ, and French National Railways (SNCF) have announced new timetable changes ahead of the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13.

December 12, 2020 | Technology

Revolution Very Light Rail project moves forward

BRITAIN’s Very Light Rail (RVLR) vehicle development project has announced that it has delivered its very light rail (VLR) prototype vehicle to the Quinton Rail Technology Centre in Warwickshire for final assembly and system integration, ahead of testing in February.

December 12, 2020 | Main line

European timetable changes announced: Part 1

EUROPEAN operators Belgian National Railways (SNCB), German Rail (DB) and Renfe have announced new timetable changes due to come into effect from December 13.

December 11, 2020 | Fleet

Zürich orders 40 additional LRVs

ZÜRICH Public Transport (VBZ), Switzerland, has exercised an option for 40 additional Flexity low-floor LRVS, worth SFr 172m ($US 194m) from Bombardier Transportation under a contract awarded in March 2017.

December 11, 2020 | Financial

Bolsonaro vetoes Reais 4bn rescue bill for public transport operators

BRAZILIAN president, Mr Jair Bolsonaro, has vetoed a bill approved by the national congress that would have provided Reais 4bn ($US 794.6m) in relief for public transport operators, saying the bill was unconstitutional and contradictory to the public interest.

December 11, 2020 | Policy

EC’s Mobility Strategy fails to emphasise the benefits of public transport - Mezghani

INTERNATIONAL Association of Public Transport (UITP) secretary general, Mr Mohamed Mezghani, has questioned the European Commission’s (EC) failure to emphasise the benefits of public transport in its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which is set to guide the EC’s work in the transport sector over the next four years.

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