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August 30, 2019 | Metros

Istanbul launches 24-hour public transport

THE mayor of Istanbul, Mr Ekrem Imamoğlu, announced on August 29 that the city will launch 24-hour services on selected metro and bus lines from the night of August 30.

August 29, 2019 | North America

Amtrak reveals next-generation Acela Express interiors

AMTRAK has released images of interior mock-ups for its new fleet of Alstom Avelia Liberty high-speed trains, which will replace the current Acela Express fleet on the Boston - New York - Washington DC Northeast Corridor (NEC) from 2021 onwards.

August 29, 2019 | Europe

Another summer of record growth for Dutch cross-border passenger traffic

FOR the third successive summer, international train services between the Netherlands and other European countries witnessed record ridership growth, according to Netherlands Railways’ (NS) subsidiary for cross-border passenger operations.

August 28, 2019 | Technology

Russian Railways demonstrates driverless EMU at Shcherbinka

RUSSIA’s deputy prime minister Mr Maxim Akimov and the chairman of Russian Railways (RZD) Mr Oleg Belozerov took a test trip on Russia’s first driverless passenger train, a Lastochka (Swallow) EMU, on the Shcherbinka test track near Moscow during a railway exhibition on August 28.

August 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Brisbane Cross River Rail infrastructure package finalised

THE second major contract for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project was finalised on August 25 with the signing of an alliance agreement between the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Queensland Rail and the Unity consortium for the Rail Integration and Systems (RIS) package.

August 28, 2019 | Light Rail

Ontario selects preferred bidder for Hurontario LRT

INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the Mobilinx consortium as preferred bidder for a contact to design, build, finance operate and maintain the 18km Hurontario LRT.

August 27, 2019 | Light Rail

Consultation begins on Réunion tram project

PUBLIC consultation began on the French Indian Ocean island of Réunion on August 26 on plans for a €395m light rail line serving the capital Saint-Denis.

August 27, 2019 | Main line

Snälltåget acquires extra couchette cars for Malmö - Berlin night trains

SWEDISH open-access operator Snälltåget has acquired 10 second-hand couchette cars to enable it to increase capacity on its Berlin Night Express service between Malmö and Berlin which operates on three nights per week in the summer.

August 27, 2019 | Central/South America

Chile to upgrade Santiago - Chillán service

PRESIDENT Sebastián Piñera of Chile announced on August 20 a $US 115m project to upgrade the 398km train service between the capital Santiago and Chillán to reduce the journey time and increase the frequency.

August 27, 2019 | Passenger

The sound of the future

Unintelligible station announcements are a bugbear of passengers everywhere, especially when travelling on an unfamiliar network or when delays occur. Holoplot CEO Roman Sick explains to David Burroughs how a newly-developed speaker system could make these problems a thing of the past.

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