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June 11, 2019 | Metros

Stockholm model proves its worth

IRJ at the UITP summit: The so-called Stockholm model of outsourcing the operation and maintenance of public transport has proved its worth according to the Stockholm County minister of transport and chairman of Stockholm Public Transport, Mr Kristoffer Tamsons.

June 10, 2019 | Metros

MTR to resume Tuen Ma Line CBTC testing

MTR will resume dynamic testing of CBTC on the Tuen Ma Line on June 10 following a derailment and collision on the Tsuen Wan Line on March 18 during non-traffic hours, which prompted MTR to immediately suspend all further testing.

June 10, 2019 | Signalling

CRRC unveils SigThemis ETCS solution

IRJ at UITP Summit: CRRC presented its SigThemis ETCS solution at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm on June 10.

June 10, 2019 | Light Rail

Bombardier unveils Compas LRV safety system

IRJ at UITP Summit: Bombardier has presented its new Compas (Collision and Overspeed Monitoring and Prevention Assistance System) safety system for urban LRVs at the UITP Global Public Transportation Summit in Stockholm.

June 10, 2019 | Main line

Illinois to fund new Amtrak services

THE Illinois state legislature has appropriated $US 500m to begin two new Amtrak services from Chicago to the Quad Cities and Rockford, which will ultimately be extended to Dubuque.

June 10, 2019 | News

New Orleans - Mobile passenger service receives funding

EFFORTS to launch a passenger service between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, received a boost on June 4 when the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a $US 33m grant for the project.

June 10, 2019 | Metros

Sydney’s first metro line a revolution for Australian transport

The opening of the first stage of the Sydney metro project on May 26 heralds a new era of passenger rail transport, not just for Sydney, but Australia as a whole, as Mark Carter explains.

June 7, 2019 | Fleet

Russian Railways orders 13 Velaro Rus trains for €1.1bn

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has ordered 13 high-speed Velaro Rus trains from Siemens and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of the Sinara Group and Siemens. The order is worth around €1.1bn.

June 7, 2019 | Asia

RZD studies Nagpur - Secunderabad upgrade

A feasibility study into increasing speeds on India’s 575km Nagpur - Secunderabad line is due to be completed by September, first deputy director general of Russian Railways (RZD), Mr Alexander Misharin, says.

June 7, 2019 | Europe

European Commission study suggests greater role for rail

A study on transport cost internalisation commissioned by the European Commission (EC) has found European railways are more compliant with the principles of ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ than other motorised modes of transport, for both passengers and freight.

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