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August 2, 2019 | Metros

Naples orders more CAF metro trains

NAPLES City Council has placed a €60m order for seven additional CAF Inneo metro trains for Naples Mobility Company (ANM).

August 2, 2019 | Metros

Wuppertal Suspension Railway reopens

THE German city of Wuppertal reopened its unique Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn) on August 1 following the completion of infrastructure repair works.

August 1, 2019 | Financial

SNCF traffic recovers strongly following 2018 strikes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reports a strong passenger traffic recovery for the first half of 2018 following the long period of strikes in 2018 over the reform of SNCF which is due to be finalised in 2020.

August 1, 2019 | Technology

Veovo selected for New York Subway passenger flow pilot

TRANSIT Tech Lab, a start-up accelerator programme run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC), has selected passenger flow and capacity management company Veovo to carry out a one year pilot project to address crowded platforms on the New York Subway.

August 1, 2019 | Main line

SBB to continue operating German regional services

SBB Deutschland, the German subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), is set to continue operating regional services in Baden-Württemberg until December 2027 under a new agreement with the state’s Ministry of Transport.

August 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail

New Birmingham stations receive £15m funding boost

PLANS to construct three new stations along the Camp Hill Line in Birmingham have received a boost after the Department for Transport (DfT) announced £15m in funding for the project.

August 1, 2019 | Metros

Trial passenger operation begins on Bangkok Blue Line extension

THAILAND’s transport minister, Mr Saksayam Chidchob, officially launched trial passenger operation on the 5.4km extension of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line from Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra on July 29.

July 31, 2019 | High-speed

SNCF orders more Euroduplex trains

ALSTOM confirmed on July 31 that French National Railways (SNCF) has placed a €331m order for 12 additional TGV Euroduplex trains.

July 31, 2019 | Main line

Eight-car trains introduced on Edinburgh - Glasgow route

ABELLIO ScotRail introduced eight-car trains on the Edinburgh - Falkirk High - Glasgow route on July 29 following the completion of platform extension works at Glasgow Queen Street station.

July 31, 2019 | Central/South America

Guatemala City LRT right-of-way agreement signed

PLANS for the first light rail line in Guatemala City took a step forward on July 29, when the municipality signed an agreement with the country’s railway infrastructure manager Ferrovías to use an abandoned heavy rail alignment for the project.

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