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February 13, 2020 | Light Rail

Frankfurt’s Regionaltangente West tram-train scheme makes progress

FOLLOWING approval of the investment case and a decision to proceed with construction by Frankfurt am Main transit authority planning company RTW in late November, work is now underway to obtain planning permission for the new Regionaltangente West tram-train network with the aim of starting operation in 2026.

February 13, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins another DB ETCS onboard contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Alstom to retrofit 19 ICE1 high-speed trains with ETCS onboard equipment. The contract is worth more than €10m and work is scheduled for completion in September 2021.

February 13, 2020 | Metros

Failed projects offer valuable lessons for future schemes

The possibilities for the application of light rail as a high-quality mode of urban public transport are countless.

February 12, 2020 | Signalling

Dutch conduct first ATO trial with passengers

PASSENGERS have travelled for the first time onboard an ATO test train in the Netherlands in a trial organised by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail, the province of Groningen, Arriva Netherlands and Stadler.

February 12, 2020 | North America

CTA awards Red Line extension planning contract

CHICAGO Transit Authority (CTA) has approved a $US 38.3m contract with T Y Lin International Great Lakes to provide planning and preliminary engineering services for an extension to the 35.5km Red Line.

February 12, 2020 | Financial

EIB to help fund Egyptian rail projects

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide up to €2.7m to help fund two Egyptian rail projects.

February 11, 2020 | High-speed

British government issues HS2 green signal to proceed

FOLLOWING weeks of speculation, the British government has finally reaffirmed its commitment to HS2, the project to build a new 338km dedicated high-speed network between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

February 11, 2020 | Metros

Work to resume on São Paulo metro Line 6-Orange

THE government of the state of São Paulo announced on February 7 that construction will resume on metro Line 6-Orange this year after deciding to proceed with an offer from Acciona, Spain, to continue the project.

February 11, 2020 | Europe

Storm force winds disrupt railways across Europe

RAIL services in Britain and Ireland were disrupted by storm force winds of up to 156km/h on February 9 and 10 as Storm Ciara, the worst in seven years, battered the two countries. The intense low-pressure system crossed the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico and continued past the British Isles to northwestern Europe where German forecasters named it Storm Sabine.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

SJ and Vy win Swedish night train contracts

TRAFIKVERKET has awarded Swedish passenger operator SJ and Norwegian operator Vy contracts to operate overnight trains in Sweden.

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