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March 30, 2020 | Metros

Moscow Metro Line 15 second phase opens

THE second and final 14.4km phase of the Nekrasov metro Line 15 was opened by the mayor of Moscow, Mr Sergey Sobyanin, on March 27.

March 30, 2020 | News

Southeastern and Great Western franchisees secure direct award contract extensions

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has issued direct award contracts to Govia, a joint venture of Go Ahead (65%) and Keolis (35%), to continue to operate the Southeastern franchise, and FirstGroup to continue to operate the Great Western Railway franchise from April 1.

March 30, 2020 | News

Hull Trains temporarily suspends all services

BRITISH open-access operator Hull Trains, which is owned by FirstGroup, temporarily suspended operation of its Beverley/Hull - London King’s Cross service on March 30, becoming the first British operator to cancel all trains in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 30, 2020 | Fleet

Hessian State Railway orders 30 Alstom DMUs

HESSIAN State Railway (HLB) has awarded Alstom a contract worth around €120m to supply 30 Coradia Lint DMUs.

March 30, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders more Bombardier EMUs for Auvergne-Rhône Alpes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 19 six-car double-deck Regio 2N EMUs from Bombardier on behalf of the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region.

March 28, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Electric weed control, cloud-based common interface, Viia driver support app

Switzerland: Certis Europe has announced it will continue its collaboration with electric weed control developers Zasso Group following successful trials using its Electroherb plant management technology during the past year.

March 27, 2020 | News

China - Laos railway project reaches key milestone

TRACKLAYING has commenced on the Laotian section of the China - Laos railway as the project enters its final stages.

March 27, 2020 | Financial

Rail benefits from $US 2 trillion US coronavirus stimulus package

THE US Senate unanimously passed its $US 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, which includes specific funding for passenger rail and public transport, on March 26.

March 27, 2020 | Main line

Stations advised to improve air quality in light of coronavirus concerns

OPERATORS and station managers have been warned that pollution levels across the network should be managed and reduced in anticipation of more people with respiratory issues due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 27, 2020 | News

Austrian operators cut back services

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) is operating a much-reduced timetable following falling demand for services due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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