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September 11, 2019 | Fleet

Next-generation TGVs to have improved braking

ALSTOM has awarded a framework contract to Knorr-Bremse to supply a faster-reacting design of braking system as well HVAC for installation on the next-generation high-speed trains being supplied to French National Railways (SNCF).

September 11, 2019 | High-speed

FRA grants regulatory approval to Texas high-speed project

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has granted a Rule of Particular Applicability (RPA) to Texas Central which will regulate systems and operations for the planned high-speed line linking Dallas and Houston.

September 11, 2019 | High-speed

Taiwan proposes high-speed extension

PROPOSALS to extend the 349km Taipei - Kaohsiung high-speed line from its southern terminus across the Gaoping River to serve Pingtung County were unveiled by Taiwan’s premier, Mr Su Tseng-chang, on September 10.

September 10, 2019 | Metros

Station contracts for Singapore’s Jurong Region Line awarded

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts for the construction of five stations on the new Jurong Region Line (JRL), including associated viaducts.

September 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Finland to establish new companies to manage major rail projects

FINLAND’s Ministerial Economic Affairs Committee has given the Ministry of Transport and Communications approval to establish new companies to manage the implementation of two major rail projects.

September 10, 2019 | Middle East

First electric test run between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

ISRAEL Railways (IR) operated an electric locomotive in Tel Aviv for the first time on September 6, when a Bombardier Traxx unit completed a test run between Tel Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon stations on the A1 link, the country’s first electrified line.

September 10, 2019 | Fleet

Nuremberg secures funding for new trains and trams

NUREMBERG Transport Company (VAG) has secured more than €25m in grant funding from the state of Bavaria to help fund the acquisition of new trams and U-Bahn trains.

September 9, 2019 | Light Rail

Testing begins on Nice tram Line T3

DYNAMIC testing was officially launched on the third tram line in Nice on September 9, when an Alstom Citadis X05 LRV made an inaugural test run from Arboras-Université station to the terminus at Saint Isidore on the western side of the city.

September 9, 2019 | Light Rail

First Odense tram ready for testing

THE first Variobahn low-floor LRV for the Danish city of Odense was moved by road from Stadler’s Pankow facility to the firm’s test track at nearby Velten at the start of September.

September 9, 2019 | Central/South America

Chilean president unveils $US 5bn rail investment plan

CHILE’s president Mr Sebastián Piñera travelled from Santiago to Melipilla on September 3 to reveal plans for a $US 5bn investment in the country’s railway network.

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