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June 17, 2019 | Europe

SJ selected for Norway’s Traffic Package North

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate announced on June 17 that it has selected SJ Norge, a subsidiary of Swedish national train operator SJ, for the Traffic Package North contract to operate passenger services on six lines in central and northern Norway.

June 17, 2019 | Europe

British passenger journeys reach record high

PASSENGER journeys in Britain reached a record-high of 1.759 billion in 2018-19, a 3% increase following a drop of 1.4% in 2017-18, the largest decrease recorded since 1993-94.

June 17, 2019 | Metros

Cooling the tube

Overheating of metro lines remains a problem for operators in cities around the world. However, Calvin Barrows* thinks he has a solution.

June 14, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Stadler Flirts authorised for passenger use

BRITISH national safety authority, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Stadler’s 24 four-car bi-mode multiple unit Flirt trains for Greater Anglia, a first for the Swiss manufacturer.

June 14, 2019 | Technology

DB tests AI-equipped customer service robot

GERMAN Rail (DB) has begun testing a Socio Empathic Human-Machine Interaction (Semmi) customer service robot which, using artificial intelligence, is able to answer customer queries.

June 14, 2019 | North America

Federal Railroad Administration awards $US 326m in grants

THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced the recipients of more than $US 326m in grants to fund 45 projects in 29 states under the consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (Crisi) Program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program.

June 13, 2019 | Main line

Milwaukee - Chicago Amtrak service receives $US 35m boost

THE Wisconsin State Legislature’s budget committee has included $US 35m in the state’s transport budget to expand Amtrak Hiawatha services between Milwaukee and Chicago.

June 13, 2019 | Asia

Jakarta LRT begins trial passenger operation

TRIAL passenger operation began on the initial 5.8km section of the Jakarta LRT on June 11.

June 13, 2019 | Light Rail

Warsaw finalises contract with Hyundai Rotem for 123 trams

WARSAW Tramways has signed a Zlotys 1.83bn ($US 490m) contract with Hyundai Rotem for 123 low-floor LRVs, with an option for 90 additional vehicles.

June 13, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler to supply EMUs for Bremen S-Bahn

TRANSDEV has awarded Stadler a €100m contract to supply 16 Flirt EMUs for use on the Bremen S-Bahn network.

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