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May 5, 2020 | Policy

Mofair questions government funding for DB Long Distance

GERMAN pressure group Mofair is calling for fair government treatment of all train operators and complete transparency in providing extra funding for German Rail (DB).

May 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

Colombia signs Regiotram del Norte supervision contract

THE president of Colombia, Mr Iván Duque Márquez, has presided over the signing of a studies, design and supervision contract for the $US 1.5bn Regiotram del Norte rail project.

May 5, 2020 | Fleet

DB Regio wins Franconia and South Thuringia concession

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has awarded DB Regio the Franconia and South Thuringia contract to operate 5.7 million train-km annually to connect Nuremberg and Bamberg with Würzburg, Saalfeld, Sonneberg and Erfurt.

May 4, 2020 | Main line

Belgium restores nearly all passenger services

FOLLOWING a decision on April 24 by Belgium’s National Security Council to ease coronavirus travel restrictions, SNCB and Infrabel have restored most passenger rail services with effect from May 4.

May 4, 2020 | Light Rail

Tianshui City tram line opens

THE first phase of the Tianshui City Tram Line 1 opened on May 1, running from Tianshui railway station to Wulipu.

May 4, 2020 | Fleet

Translink extends CAF train maintenance contract

TRANSLINK, which operates the 1600mm-gauge rail network in Northern Ireland, has extended its maintenance contract with CAF for its class 3000 DMU fleet.

May 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain’s East-West Rail project makes progress

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR) has started to remove sections of a 1960s viaduct at Bletchley for the East-West Rail project.

May 4, 2020 | Locomotives

BDZ orders Siemens Smartron locomotives

BULGARIAN State Railways (BDZ) has awarded Siemens a Lev 55.5m ($US 31m) contract to supply 10 electric Smartron locomotives for passenger services.

May 1, 2020 | Fleet

Six pre-qualify for Norske Tog train contract

SIX train builders have been pre-qualified by Norwegian rolling stock company Norske Tog to bid for a contract to supply up to 200 EMUs.

May 1, 2020 | Policy

EC eases red tape to support European transport revival

THE European Commission (EC) has adopted a package of measures designed to help the transport sector during the coronavirus pandemic recovery by removing administrative burdens and increasing flexibility.

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