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July 6, 2020 | Fleet

PKP Intercity receives 20th Griffin locomotive

PKP Intercity has received the final EU160 Griffin locomotive from an initial batch of 20 ordered from Newag under a Zlotys 367.6m ($US 92.5m) contract placed in June 2018.

July 5, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF – Fleet: MÁV and Ganz Motor develop new powered bogies; Baku receives new metro trains; CD announces coach upgrade

Hungary: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has partnered with Ganz Motor to develop and produce powered bogies for the operator’s new MÁV IC+ control coach, which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 200km/h. The new coaches will include a driver’s cab, as well as space for 56 seats, and will be built to comply with European standards.

July 4, 2020 | Light Rail

Gdansk opens tram extension

THE Polish city of Gdansk launched operation on the 2.6km extension of tram Line 12 on June 30.

July 3, 2020 | Main line

Salzburg - Vienna flights cancelled in favour of rail

AUSTRIAN Airlines will cancel its flights between Salzburg and Vienna from July 20, instead partnering with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to increase the number of RailJet services designated as AIRail services between Salzburg Main Station and Vienna Airport from three to 31.

July 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tunnel dispute delays Japanese maglev project

THE Tokyo - Osaka Chuo Shinkansen maglev project is facing costly delays due to a dispute with the Shizuoka prefectural governor over the line’s ecological impact. Central Japanese Railway (JR Central), the company constructing the railway, had originally set the end of June as a deadline to resolve the issue.

July 3, 2020 | Financial

Trafikverket appoints Lloyd’s Register for assessment contract

ENGINEERING consultancy firm Lloyd’s Register has announced a SKr 28m ($US 3m) framework agreement with Sweden’s Transport Administration (Trafikverket), to provide third party assessment services for the country’s rail network.

July 3, 2020 | High-speed

China continues high-speed network expansion

CHINA opened a number of new high-speed lines around July 1, coinciding with the introduction of the summer timetable.

July 3, 2020 | Financial

CN announces investments in Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) has announced a $C 765m ($US 563.6m) investment for the improvement and maintenance of infrastructure in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia for this year.

July 3, 2020 | Main line

Victoria state government provides $A 9m to continue Overland services

THE Australian state government of Victoria has announced it will provide $A 3m ($US 2m) a year over three years to ensure the continued operation of The Overland passenger service between Melbourne and Adelaide.

July 3, 2020 | Europe

Voith wins traction system contract for Würzburg LRVs

VOITH will supply the electric traction systems for Würzburger Strassenbahn’s (WSB) new fleet of 18 low-floor LRVs, scheduled to begin operation in 2022.

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