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August 7, 2020 | Technology

Network Rail awards electrification design contract to Atkins

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded a 10-month contract to engineering firm Atkins, for the development of new overhead electrification (OHE) design rules, with the intention of reducing the cost of future electrification projects.

August 7, 2020 | Fleet

Tender for 504 LRVs worth €4bn launched

SIX German and Austrian urban transport operators have issued a combined tender worth up to €4bn for 504 LRVs for tram-train operation, with a goal of saving up to €1m on each vehicle.

August 7, 2020 | Asia

Pakistan approves $US 6.8bn Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi line upgrade

PAKISTAN’s Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the country’s top economic body, has approved a $US 6.8bn project to upgrade 2655km of railway infrastructure on the Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi corridor and establish a dry port at Havelian.

August 6, 2020 | Tenders

Hauts-de-France launches regional tenders

HAUTS-de-France regional council has begun tendering for three nine-year contracts to operate three regional rail concessions.

August 6, 2020 | News

Dublin’s Kildare Line upgrade moves forward

IRISH Rail (IE) has awarded a joint venture of Atkins, Typsa and TUC Rail a contract to provide multi-disciplinary services for the planned 20km upgrade of the Kildare Line of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart) network

August 6, 2020 | Infrastructure

Edinburgh Waverley upgrade plans revealed

EDINBURGH Waverley station could undergo radical changes to significantly increase passenger capacity under proposed plans unveiled by British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR).

August 6, 2020 | Metros

Work begins on Sydney Metro Northern Connection

WORK has begun on a connection between the Sydney Metro North West Line and the City and Southwest project at Chatswood.

August 6, 2020 | Technology

Beijing Metro Line 5 systems upgrade contract awarded

BEIJING Metro has awarded a contract to CRRC Sifang to upgrade the train protection and control systems on Line 5.

August 6, 2020 | Fleet

Hessian State Railway launches tender for up to 35 EMUs

HESSIAN State Railway (HLB) has released a request to qualify for a tender to supply between 25 and 35 EMUs for regional services, which must be delivered in time for the December 2023 timetable change.

August 5, 2020 | Technology

Crowd modelling project optimises onboard social distancing

BRITAIN’s Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is working with crowd simulation company Crowd Dynamics to model the effectiveness of social distancing on trains and in stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The partners have now completed a demonstration model for London and Northeast Railway (LNER).

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