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August 8, 2019 | Light Rail

CAF and Shapir awarded Jerusalem light rail project contract

JERUSALEM Transportation Masterplan Team (JTMT) has awarded the TransJerusalem J-Net consortium, comprised of CAF and the construction firm Shapir, a €1.8bn contract to undertake an extension to the Jerusalem light rail network.

August 8, 2019 | Main line

RegioJet plans service to Budapest

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has announced plans to extend its Prague - Vienna service to the Hungarian capital Budapest starting in June 2020. Two of RegioJet’s four daily Prague - Brno - Vienna services will be extended to Budapest, and RegioJet says the additional services have already been put into the 2020 timetable proposal.

August 8, 2019 | Light Rail

London Trackwork awarded Finch West LRT contract

MOSAIC Transit Group has awarded London Trackwork, Canada, a contract to supply trackwork and switch machines for the Finch West LRT project in Toronto, Canada. The contract will take between one-and-a-half and two years to complete.

August 8, 2019 | Financial

Dutch charter train operator declared bankrupt

LIMBURG District Court in Roermond, Netherlands, declared Lucato and its subsidiaries Railpromo and Railpromo Fleet Services bankrupt on August 6.

August 7, 2019 | Main line

Jakarta - Surabaya line closer to reality

THE Indonesian government is reportedly due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) later this year with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), which will allow construction on the Jakarta - Surabaya line to begin.

August 7, 2019 | Financial

DB selects Amsterdam for possible Arriva IPO

GERMAN Rail (DB) has reportedly selected the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam as a prospective listing venue for its Arriva public transport operations business if the planned sale of the unit, which is due to start this week, does not meet expectations.

August 7, 2019 | Main line

Strong growth for PKP Intercity in half-year figures

PKP Intercity carried 22.8 million passengers in the first half of 2019, 1.3 million or 6% more than the same period last year, making it the Polish long-distance operator’s best first six months in a decade.

August 7, 2019 | Fleet

Netherlands Railways orders 18 ICNGB EMUs

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has activated an option for 18 eight-car Intercity New Generation (ICNG) 200 km/h EMUs in addition to the 79 ordered and under delivery from Alstom. The new order is worth €200m.

August 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Southeastern franchise bid cancelled

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has cancelled the competition to operate the Southeastern franchise and awarded incumbent operator Go-Ahead Southeastern a direct-award contract extension that will run until April 2020.

August 6, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Gospel Oak - Barking line services fully electric

SERVICES over London Overground’s Gospel Oak - Barking line are now exclusively operated by four-car class 710 Aventra EMUs after the legacy two-car DMUs were phased out. One month free travel will be offered between August 31 and October 1 as compensation for the late delivery of the new fleet.

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