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November 4, 2020 | North America

Edmonton advances $C 2.6bn Valley Line West extension

THE Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, has announced Marigold Infrastructure Partners (MIP) as the preferred bidder for a contract to design, build and partially finance its $C 2.6bn ($US 1.98bn), 14km Valley Line West light rail extension.

November 4, 2020 | High-speed

Mannheim - Stuttgart high-speed line reopens

THE 99km, 280km/h Mannheim - Stuttgart high-speed line re-opened on schedule on November 1 after German infrastructure manager DB Networks completed 205 days of renewal and refurbishment work at a cost of around €185m.

November 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contractors for Haifa - Nazareth tram-train line announced

TRANSISRAEL, the authority leading the development of the Haifa - Nazareth tram-train project, has announced the 10 contactors who will build the 41km line.

November 4, 2020 | Main line

Operators set to suspend services during second lockdown

BRITISH open-access operators, Grand Central and Hull Trains, have announced that they will suspend operation following the start of England’s second lockdown on November 5 as people are once again urged to avoid essential travel and to stay at home.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Brightline fails to sell bonds for Las Vegas - California line

BRIGHTLINE, United States, has announced that it has suspended the sale of bonds to support its $US 8.4bn Las Vegas - Southern California Brightline West high-speed line following a failure to source buyers.

November 3, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Brazilian passenger operators face $US 1.3bn loss in 2020

THE Brazilian National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) says metro, urban and light rail operators across the country are expecting a total loss of Reais 7.4bn ($US 1.3bn) by the end of the year, with passenger numbers dropping 30% compared with 2020.

November 3, 2020 | Fleet

Bucharest Metro orders new fleet for Line 5

BUCHAREST’s state-owned transport operator Metrorex has awarded a €240m contract for up to 30 six-car Metropolis trains to Alstom for use on the newly constructed metro Line 5.

November 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Legal challenge looms after €966m Brenner Base Tunnel contract cancelled

A legal challenge is brewing after BBT SE, the company overseeing the 64km Brenner Base Tunnel project between Austria and Italy, cancelled a €966m contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner consortium, which is responsible for the 18km lot H51 Pfons-Brenner section of the tunnel.

November 3, 2020 | Main line

New Löhne - Rheine regional service to launch in 2023

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has released the details of a tender to operate regional services on the new RE 60-2 Löhne - Osnabrück - Rheine line.

November 2, 2020 | Financial

Ukrainian Railways’ chairman announces major restructuring, 2021 investment

THE new chairman of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has announced a major restructuring along with an increase in investment in 2021, as he looks to turn the loss-making company into a profitable business.

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