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January 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail

CAF to refurbish Paris RER double-deck EMUs

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has awarded CAF a €121.3m contract to refurbish its fleet of 43 five-car MI2N Altéo (class Z 1500) double-deck EMUs.

January 14, 2019 | Light Rail

Automatic braking system to be installed on Croydon LRV’s following fatal derailment

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has awarded Engineering Support Group (ESG) a contract to install an automatic braking system on London’s Croydon tram network, the first time the system has been used in Britain.

January 14, 2019 | Main line

Brightline celebrates one year of operation

PRIVATELY-funded inter-city passenger operator Brightline celebrated one year of service on January 13, with nearly 600,000 passengers using the service between Miami and West Palm Beach in Florida.

January 14, 2019 | Europe

DB’s troubles continue despite market growth

THE German rail market continued to grow in 2018. Figures for the first half of the year issued by the Federal Statistical Office Destatis showed expansion in the long-distance segment of 3.8% to 71 million passengers and 0.9% in regional and urban rail to 1.3 billion passengers.

January 11, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Bengaluru suburban railway project approved

THE cabinet of the Indian state of Karnataka has approved a feasibility study for a 161km suburban rail network in the state capital Bengaluru.

January 11, 2019 | Metros

Engineering contract awarded for Bart Silicon Valley Phase 2 extension

CALIFORNIA’s Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) announced on January 10 that it has awarded a joint venture of Mott McDonald and PGH Wong a contract worth up to $US 125m to provide general engineering services for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) Silicon Valley Phase 2 Extension.

January 11, 2019 | High-speed

Spain to cut high-speed track access charges in bid to boost competition

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif and its high-speed subsidiary Adif AV have approved proposals to cut track access fees on high-speed lines by 9.2% with the aim of stimulating competition on Europe’s largest high-speed rail network.

January 11, 2019 | Africa

KRC to order new DMUs for Nairobi Commuter Rail network

KENYA Railways Corporation (KRC) confirmed in a tweet on January 10 that it will place an order this year for 11 new metre-gauge DMUs as part of the rehabilitation of the Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) network.

January 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Fort Worth Tex Rail inaugurated

DIRECT passenger rail services began operating between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Grapevine and central Fort Worth on January 10 with the inauguration of the 43.5km Tex Rail line.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

DB long-distance punctuality well below target in 2018

PUNCTUALITY on German Rail (DB) inter-city services continued to worsen in 2018, falling below 2017 levels and missing a target set in 2016 by more than 15%.

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