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May 13, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners

THE Thirteenth Court of Appeals of the US state of Texas ruled on May 7 that Texas Central is a railroad company and interurban electric railway, effectively ending a four-year court battle waged by landowners opposed to construction of the proposed route in Leon County.

May 13, 2020 | Fleet

MAV-Start launches tender for battery-electric trains

HUNGARY’s national passenger operator, MAV-Start, has issued a call for tender for a framework contract to supply up to 50 battery-electric trains.

May 12, 2020 | Light Rail

New Russian LRV begins testing in Yekaterinburg

LINE testing has commenced in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg of a new three-section LRV manufactured by Uraltransmash, a subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod.

May 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

TCDD reopens Sivas - Samsun line after five-year upgrade

TURKISH State Railway (TCDD) has reopened the 431km line connecting Sivas with Samsun on the Black Sea coast following a €350m rebuild.

May 12, 2020 | High-speed

Spanish competition authority reverses decision to limit duration of Renfe HS contract

SPAIN’s National Market and Competition Authority (CNMC) has reversed a decision to restrict the length of national operator Renfe’s contract to operate a package of high-speed services from 10 to five years.

May 12, 2020 | Africa

Prasa recovery plan starts to make progress

THE administrator of the troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, says “steady progress” has been achieved since his appointment four months ago, although some initiatives are being hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 launches procurement process for slab track supplier

HS2 Ltd, the body responsible for delivering the high-speed project from London to Birmingham, has begun the procurement process to identify contractors to deliver around 280km of high-speed track.

May 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor announces Vestfold line tenders worth NKr 2bn

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor has announced three tenders with a combined value of more than NKr 2bn ($US 195.6m), as it looks to support the construction industry through the coronavirus pandemic.

May 11, 2020 | News

German regional tender requires use of new BEMUs

TRANSPORT authorities from the southwestern German states of Rhieland-Palatinate, Saarland and Baden-Württemberg led by Rhineland-Palatinate South Local Transport have announced details of two tenders covering regional rail services on non-electrified routes centred on Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken.

May 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

Edmonton seeks O&M advisor for Valley Line LRT project

THE city of Edmonton, Canada, is seeking a company to provide operations and maintenance advisory services for stage two of the 27km Valley Line LRT project.

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