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July 16, 2019 | Metros

Technical consultant sought for Buenos Aires metro Line F

BUENOS Aires has launched a tender through metro authority Sbase for a design consultant to develop the project and technical specifications for metro Line F, which will link the districts of Palermo in the north and Barracas in the south.

July 16, 2019 | Main line

Swedish government explores new cross-border sleeper services

THE Swedish government has directed infrastructure manager Trafikverket to investigate the prospect of launching daily overnight services, which would allow onward connections to several European cities.

July 16, 2019 | Policy

Williams: British government needs to “step back” from the railway

THE British government needs to step back from the day-to-day running of the country’s railways, with increased transparency and a greater focus on the needs of passengers, according to Mr Keith Williams, who is leading an independent review into the industry.

July 16, 2019 | Central/South America

São Paulo monorail Line 17 E&M tender launched

SÃO PAULO Metro published an international tender on July 12 for a contract to supply electrical and mechanical systems for the 7.7km monorail Line 17 (Gold Line), which will connect Congonhas airport with Morumbi station on Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) Line 9.

July 15, 2019 | Financial

Regiojet reports 12% increase in passenger numbers

AROUND 3.1 million passengers travelled on Czech and Slovak train operator Regiojet’s services through the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria during the first six months of 2019, a 12% increase on the same period last year.

July 15, 2019 | Metros

Testing launched on Xiamen Metro Line 2

XIAMEN Metro began a three-month-long trial operation on Line 2 on July 12. The tests will involve 30 trains, with up to 25 trains operating simultaneously.

July 15, 2019 | Fleet

Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV design released

AUSTRIAN light rail operator Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) has released the design of the new TW500 LRVs ordered from Bombardier in November 2018.

July 12, 2019 | High-speed

Industry report urges British government to follow through with HS2

A report published by industry body High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) has called on the British government to continue pursuing High Speed 2 (HS2), the planned 338km high-speed line between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

July 12, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler awarded Milan LRV contract

STADLER has been confirmed as the winner of a six-year framework agreement to deliver up to 80 low-floor LRVs to Milan Transport (ATM), including an initial order for 30 vehicles.

July 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

San Martin Line viaduct opens in Buenos Aires

PASSENGER trains started operating along a new three-track elevated section of the San Martin Line in Buenos Aires on July 10 as part of a $US 500m project to upgrade and electrify the line.

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