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November 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bologna opens Marconi Airport peoplemover

THE Italian city of Bologna opened the 5.1km Bologna Express peoplemover, which links Bologna Central station, via Lazzaretto, with Marconi Airport, on November 18.

November 25, 2020 | Fleet

Desiro EMUs delivered to Israel

A four-car and six-car Siemens Desiro HC double-deck EMUs arrived at the port of Ashdod, Israel, on November 23, the first of 24 new trains for Israel Railways (IR).

November 25, 2020 | Main line

French - German regional cross-border services tendered

REGIONAL public transport authorities in France and Germany have released the details of a 15-year tender to operate cross-border services.

November 25, 2020 | Fleet

Cologne orders new Citadis LRVs

COLOGNE Public Transport Authority (KVB), Germany, has awarded a €363m contract to a 60:40 consortium of Alstom and Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric for an initial order for 64 low-floor Citadis LRVs.

November 25, 2020 | Fleet

Perm and Izhevsk order new LRVs

RUSSIAN light rail manufacturer PK Transport Systems has secured contracts to supply 31 Lion LRVs to the cities of Perm and Izhevsk.

November 24, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd showcases £12bn in supply chain opportunities

THE developer of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project, HS2 Ltd, launched a four-day virtual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on November 23, in order to showcase more than 400,000 supply chain opportunities worth around £12bn for Phase 1 of the project.

November 24, 2020 | Europe

New start for passenger trains in northern Sweden

NORWEGIAN operator Vy has announced that it will restart regular passenger services on Sweden’s 165km Haparanda Line from April 1, after 29 years.

November 24, 2020 | Signalling

Egypt commissions signalling upgrades on three lines

EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) has commissioned updated signalling systems on seven interlockings on three main lines in the past six months, following upgrades by Thales.

November 24, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak reports $US 800m loss in 2020

AMTRAK reported an operating loss of $US 801.1m in preliminary results for fiscal year 2020, which ran from October 2019 to September 2020. Operating revenues were $US 2.3bn, a decrease of 31.9% year-on-year. The passenger railway also reported advancing $US 1.9bn in infrastructure and fleet work.

November 24, 2020 | Europe

Snälltåget opens ticket sales for Stockholm - Berlin overnight service

SWEDISH private operator Snälltåget has opened ticket sales for its new Stockholm - Malmö - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin cross-border night train service, ahead of its launch next year.

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