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February 7, 2019 | Light Rail

British government launches light rail consultation

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport launched a call for evidence on February 7 seeking views on the potential use of light rail and other types of rapid transit in English towns and cities.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

European passenger rail market growing, says EU report

PASSENGER traffic in the European Union (EU) continued to grow by 1.7% per year between 2009 and 2011, the European Commission (EC) report on the state of the EU rail market shows, although freight traffic has failed to recover to pre-crisis levels.

February 7, 2019 | Light Rail

VHB to carry out Brooklyn-Queens Connector environmental review

NEW YORK City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has awarded engineering firm VHB a contract worth up to $US 7.2m to carry out an environmental review for the 17.7km Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) light rail line.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

Dutch extend plans for high-frequency operations

TRAINS will connect nine major Dutch cities every 10 minutes by 2040 under plans unveiled by state secretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, on February 6.

February 6, 2019 | Light Rail

Liège light rail PPP contract signed

WALLONIA Transport Authority (OTW) signed a PPP design-build-finance-maintain contract with the Tram’Ardent consortium on January 31 for the first modern light rail line in Liège.

February 6, 2019 | Main line

“Positive” case for Newcastle - Ashington reopening

NORTHUMBERLAND County Council says there appears to be a positive case for the restoration of passenger services between Newcastle Central and Ashington, a former mining town of 28,000 people.

February 5, 2019 | Track

SAR awards track monitoring contract to Perpetuum

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has awarded a contract to Perpetuum, Britain, to install track condition remote monitoring equipment on two SAR passenger trains as part of a two-year contract to monitor the condition of 1242km Riyadh - Hail - Qurrayat section of the North-South Railway.

February 5, 2019 | North America

Houston orders 14 Siemens LRVs

METROPOLITAN Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro) has awarded Siemens a contract to supply 14 S70 LRVs for the Houston MetroRail light rail network.

February 5, 2019 | Light Rail

Stadler selected for Milan tram order

STADLER Rail Valencia has emerged as the frontrunner for a framework contract to supply up to 80 low-floor LRVs to Milan Transport (ATM).

February 5, 2019 | High-speed

HS2 unveils designs for Old Oak Common hub

HIGH Speed 2 (HS2) unveiled the latest designs for its west London hub at Old Oak Common on February 5, with work beginning to clear the site ready for construction.

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