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September 11, 2020 | Financial

French government and Île-de-France Mobility agree Covid-19 subsidy

THE French state and Île-de-France Mobility, which oversees public transport services in the Paris region, have agreed a €1.4bn subsidy repayable over 16 years to cover passenger revenue losses incurred as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

September 11, 2020 | Fleet

Istanbul Metro to begin testing of new trains

TURKEY’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has announced that it will begin operational performance tests on the first of its new fleet of 44 four-car metro trains later this month.

September 10, 2020 | News

Network Rail seeks to improve earthwork management following Stonehaven derailment

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail’s (NR) interim report on last month’s fatal derailment at Stonehaven published on September 10 sets out immediate and long-term actions to improve the railway network’s resilience to extreme weather events.

September 10, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler unveils first new Flirt EMU for BLS

THE first of 58 new Mika Flirt EMUs for Swiss railway BLS was unveiled by Stadler at its facility in Erlen, Switzerland on August 9.

September 10, 2020 | Financial

BLS CEO resigns after federal audit exposes accounting flaws

BLS has announced the departure of CEO Mr Bernard Guillelmon, following the results of an audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) released on September 3, which identified flaws in the company’s accounting processes.

September 10, 2020 | Financial

Grand Central cancels planned London - Blackpool service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced that it will not launch its planned London Euston - Blackpool North service due to the economic uncertainty and changed travel habits caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

September 10, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro appoints Ricardo as shadow operator for two projects

SYDNEY Metro has appointed Ricardo, Britain, supported by Seoul Metro as shadow operator for the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport link expansion projects.

September 10, 2020 | Fleet

West Midlands Trains unveils new EMU

BRITISH operator West Midlands Trains unveiled the first of its new fleet of 25kV 50Hz class 730 Aventra EMUs on September 8, which are planned for operation on London - Birmingham West Coast Main Line (WCML) and Birmingham Cross-City Line routes.

September 9, 2020 | Metros

Privatisation of Brasilia metro operation proposed

A public consultation has been launched into a proposal for a private concessionaire to take over operation and maintenance of the Federal District Metro (Metro-DF) network in the capital of Brazil.

September 9, 2020 | Fleet

Rheinbahn chooses supplier for new LRVs

RHEINBAHN, which operates a regional light rail network between Duisburg and Düsseldorf in Germany’s Ruhr region, has selected a manufacturer to supply 91 new LRVs following a tender announced in May.

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