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August 4, 2020 | Metros

MTR awarded Shenzhen Metro Line 13 PPP

THE Shenzhen municipal government has awarded MTR Consulting and the China Railway Electrification Bureau (EEB) a public-private partnership (PPP) contract to construct, finance and operate the 22.4km Shenzhen Metro Line 13 project.

August 3, 2020 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches cross-border coal trains to South Africa

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) exported the first coal consignment from the Masama coal mine following a launch ceremony on July 17 attended by government ministers and officials from BR, mine owner Minergy and banking group Absa.

August 3, 2020 | Financial

British rail operators reclassified as part of public sector

BRITAIN’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded that Train Operating Companies (TOCs) which entered into emergency measures agreements (EMAs) with the British and Scottish governments on April 1 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic should be reclassified as public non-financial corporations.

August 3, 2020 | Financial

Nevada approves final bonds for Las Vegas HS project

THE Nevada State Board of Finance has approved up to $US 200m in state bonds for Virgin Trains USA’s privately-funded $US 4.8bn high-speed line between Las Vegas and Southern California.

August 3, 2020 | Fleet

MÁV-Start awards coach maintenance contract

HUNGARIAN national operator MÁV-Start has awarded TMH Hungary a €90m, four-year contract to maintain and modernise 403 coaches at its newly-acquired Dunakeszi factory.

August 3, 2020 | Metros

Building Dubai Metro’s Route 2020

Dubai Metro’s $US 2.9bn Red Line extension was inaugurated on July 8 and will open in September, four years after construction started. Alstom vice-president Müslüm Yakisan tells Oliver Cuenca how it was managed.

August 3, 2020 | Europe

Dublin receives first new Alstom LRVs

DUBLIN has received the first batch of two Citadis 502 54.7m-long LRVs from Alstom out of an order for eight, for operation on its Luas light rail network.

August 2, 2020 | Track

Vossloh wins fastenings contract for Chinese high-speed line

VOSSLOH’s fastening systems division has been awarded a €30m contract to supply rail fastenings for a section of the Guiyang - Nanning high-speed line in southern China.

August 1, 2020 | Metros

Track laying begins on Forrestfield - Perth Airport rail link

TRACK laying on the $A 1.86bn ($US 1.3bn), 8.5km Forrestfield - Airport rail link in Perth has begun, with 1km already constructed near Redcliffe station since tunnelling was completed in April.

July 31, 2020 | Fleet

PKP Intercity plans new double-deck train fleet

POLAND’s long-distance passenger operator, PKP Intercity, has launched a technical dialogue process in preparation for a tender to acquire a fleet of seven-car push-pull double-deck trains powered by multi-system locomotives.

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