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August 20, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Funding approved for Gold Coast light rail extension business case

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland and Gold Coast city council will equally co-fund a $A 7m ($US 5m) business case for a 13km extension to the Gold Coast Light Rail line (G:link).

August 20, 2020 | Tenders

MÁV-Start BEMU tender re-launched

HUNGARIAN national operator MÁV-Start has reissued its tender for up to 50 BEMUs following the withdrawal of the original tender in June.

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards £18.6m station contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded an £18.6m contract to London-based infrastructure firm J Murphy for the construction of a new station on the Ipswich - Ely line in Soham, Cambridgeshire.

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

$US 1bn ADB loan for Delhi - Meerut rapid transit project

INDIA’s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has been awarded a $US 1bn loan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support construction of the 82km Delhi - Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

August 20, 2020 | Track

Big data optimises wheel-rail interface

A new wheel force and wheel form data installation on the Vienna - St Pölten high-speed line is the latest step by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and its partners to optimise the vital wheel-rail interface.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Grand Est lines to reopen with new operators

FRANCE’s Grand Est region has invited tenders for the operation of trains and the management of infrastructure of several regional lines, some of which are currently closed.

August 19, 2020 | Metros

Shenzhen Metro opens two new lines

CHINA’s Shenzhen Metro opened two new lines with a total length of 78km on August 18, bringing the network’s total length to 373km.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Flooding closes Edinburgh - Glasgow main line

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has reported that a 300m section of track on the Glasgow - Edinburgh main line could take up to two months to fully reinstate following damage caused by severe weather.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Trafikverket completes ‘wasp’s waist’ upgrade in Stockholm

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket held a ceremony to mark the completion of a three-year upgrade of the 2km railway between Stockholm Central and Stockholm Södra on August 17, one of the Swedish network’s busiest sections.

August 19, 2020 | Financial

Liberty Steel acquires former French assets of British Steel

BRITISH steel manufacturer Liberty Steel has completed its purchase of French rail manufacturer Hayange, formerly British Steel France Rail (BSFR).

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