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January 7, 2019 | Main line

Norway launches tenders for Oslo - Bergen operating contract

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate issued tender documents on December 21 for the Traffic Package 3 operating contract, which covers the operation of passenger services on the 483km Oslo - Bergen route.

January 7, 2019 | Main line

19 rail projects to watch in 2019

IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair picks out the projects set to make the headlines in the year ahead

January 4, 2019 | Metros

Funding approved for Milan metro extension

THE Italian government has agreed to contribute €900m towards the cost of building an extension to Line 5 of the Milan metro, while Lombardy region will provide the remaining €350m.

January 4, 2019 | Fleet

First Green Line LRVs enter service in Boston

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) introduced the first of 24 LRVs into passenger service on the 36.4km Green Line in Boston on December 21. CAF is supplying the vehicles under a $US 118m contract.

January 4, 2019 | Fleet

Mur Valley Railway seeks new trains

STYRIAN Provincial Railway (StLB) has launched a market research initiative with a view to purchasing new rolling stock for the 760mm-gauge Mur Valley Railway, which runs for 65km between Unzmarkt and Tamsweg in central Austria.

January 3, 2019 | Fleet

Hyundai Rotem delivers first Ahmedabad metro train

THE first of 32 three-car trains, which Hyundai Rotem is building for the new two-line Ahmedabad metro, arrived in the Indian port of Mundra on December 29. The second train should arrive in late March or early April.

January 3, 2019 | Fleet

MTR receives first of 40 new LRVs from CRRC

MTR received the first two of 40 LRVs on order from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen at its Tuen Mun depot on December 28.

January 3, 2019 | Signalling

JR East starts ATO trials in Tokyo

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) started trials with automatic train operation (ATO) on the 34.5km circular Yamanote Line in Tokyo on December 29 as part of its plan to introduce driverless train operation under JR East’s Change 2027 initiative.

January 3, 2019 | Africa

Hyundai Rotem nets Cairo metro train contract

EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Won 150.8bn ($US 130m) contract to supply 48 metro trains for Cairo Line 2.

January 2, 2019 | Main line

Prorail reports better performance on Dutch network

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail says that punctuality on the network improved in 2018. More trains ran on time while the number of large disruptions to train services dropped by 11% from 627 to 558.

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