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November 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Melbourne airport rail route confirmed

THE Australian federal government and state government of Victoria have finalised the route for the planned Melbourne airport rail link, effectively rejecting a proposal from a private consortium to construct a $A 5bn ($US 3.69bn) 6km dedicated tunnel between the city and West Footscray.

November 27, 2020 | Central/South America

São Paulo’s CPTM awards Line 7 technical services contract

SÃO Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) has awarded Systra a contract to provide specialised technical services for the supervision of modernisation work on the Line 7/Ruby commuter line.

November 26, 2020 | North America

Mayan Train momentum builds

Mexico’s Mayan Train project has taken some significant strides forward in recent months. As construction gets underway, Kevin Smith speaks with the developer, the Mexican government’s National Institute for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur), about how the project is progressing.

November 26, 2020 | Fleet

North Milan Railway orders Italy’s first hydrogen trains

NORTH Milan Railway (FNM) has ordered six hydrogen fuel cell trains from Alstom, with the option for eight more, the first order for hydrogen trains in Italy.

November 26, 2020 | Policy

EC approves Austrian Covid relief measures for operators

THE European Commission has approved two Austrian government measures to support the rail freight sector and another to support passenger operators impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

November 26, 2020 | Main line

Rail-based network proposed to reduce congestion in southeast Wales

THE South East Wales Transport Commission has recommended a ‘Network of Alternatives,’ with a major focus on using available rail capacity on the South Wales Main Line (SWML), in order to reduce congestion between Cardiff and Newport and through to Bristol.

November 26, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar pleads for government support as Covid-19 threatens its future

EUROSTAR is calling on the British government to extend a financial support scheme for airports to the international high-speed operator, which has suffered from a 95% drop in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

November 26, 2020 | Technology

German mainline ATO research to identify safety parameters

THE German Centre for Rail Traffic Safety (DZSF) has begun two research projects which aim to improve the definition of safety parameters for ATO-operated mainline trains.

November 26, 2020 | Metros

Two openings expand Nanning metro

THE Chinese city of Nanning opened two new metro lines with a combined length of 27km on November 23, expanding the city’s metro network to 108km.

November 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

San Francisco Central Subway delayed until mid-2022

SAN Francisco’s 2.7km Central Subway light rail project, originally scheduled to be completed in 2018, now may not be ready until mid-2022.

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