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May 1, 2019 | Light Rail

Raide-Jokeri LRT construction to begin in June

CONSTRUCTION of the 25km Raide-Jokeri light rail line between Helsinki and neighbouring Espoo is set to begin next month after Espoo City Council approved revised cost estimates for the project.

May 1, 2019 | High-speed

Financing agreed for Chinese PPP high-speed project

CHINA’s first high-speed line to be built through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) has secured Yuan 28.1bn ($US 4.2bn) in financing from a group of Chinese banks.

May 1, 2019 | Europe

Renfe first quarter ridership up 7.6%

RENFE carried 131 million passengers in the first quarter of 2019, a 7.6% increase compared with the corresponding period in 2018, according to ridership figures released by Spain’s national train operator on April 26.

May 1, 2019 | Fleet

TMH to overhaul Nizhny Novgorod metro trains

Nizhny Novgorod Metro has awarded Transmashholding (TMH) subsidiary Oktyrbrsky Electric Car Plant (OEVRZ) a contract to overhaul 26 type 81-717/714 metro cars.

April 30, 2019 | High-speed

HS1 presents proposal for London - Bordeaux high-speed service

THE chair of HS1, Mr Keith Ludeman, presented a proposal to politicians in Bordeaux on April 30 to introduce a high-speed service between the French city and London St Pancras.

April 30, 2019 | Light Rail

Royal unveiling for Brussels New Generation Tram mock-up

KING Philippe of Belgium officially unveiled a full-size mock-up of Brussels’ New Generation Tram (TNG) in the Place Royal on April 30 as part of celebrations marking 150 years of the city’s tram network.

April 30, 2019 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes franchising alternative

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents passenger and freight operators and infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR), has submitted proposals to the Williams Review of the British railway industry which advocate a radical alternative to the existing passenger franchise system.

April 30, 2019 | Metros

Singapore LTA to build rolling stock testing centre

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority has unveiled plans to construct a new Integrated Train Testing Centre (ITTC), which carry out electrical and mechanical tests on rolling stock for all new and existing MRT lines.

April 30, 2019 | Light Rail

Krakow launches tender for up to 60 LRVs

MPK Krakow has launched a tender for a contract to supply up to 60 low-floor LRVs for the city’s 90km standard-gauge tram network.

April 30, 2019 | Main line

Baden-Württemberg identifies 41 lines for possible reopening

THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has identified 41 disused passenger lines that could be reopened as part of its efforts to improve access to public transport.

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