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November 16, 2020 | Policy

French rail budget to increase in 2021

FRENCH transport minister Mr Jean-Baptiste Djebbari presented the 2021 provisional rail budget to parliament on November 10, in advance of the budget being debated and signed into law in December.

November 10, 2020 | Financial

Adif and Renfe announce major investments for 2021

SPANISH infrastructure managers Adif and Adif High-Speed (Adif AV) have announced plans to invest €4.86bn in the nation’s rail infrastructure in 2021, while Renfe will invest €857m.

November 9, 2020 | Technology

Hyundai Rotem and KRRI sign hydrogen cooperation agreement

HYUNDAI Rotem, Korea, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korean Rail Research Institute (KRRI) to cooperate on the research and development of a hydrogen-based propulsion system for rail vehicles.

November 6, 2020 | Telecoms

FRMCS project takes key step forward

THE European Union-funded 5GRail project to validate specifications for the Future Railways Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) as well as develop and test prototypes for the successor to GSM-R was officially launched on November 1.

November 6, 2020 | Main line

Leo Express ups compensation claim in Czech predatory pricing case

CZECH private operator Leo Express has announced it will increase the amount it is seeking in compensation from Czech Railways (ČD) from Koruna 468m ($US 20.9m) to Koruna 1.05bn for alleged predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

November 5, 2020 | Fleet

Lille confirms light rail fleet replacement

LILLE’s metropolitan government (MEL) has confirmed plans to replace the 24 trams used on the city’s two-line light rail network from 2024.

November 4, 2020 | Central/South America

São Paulo announces network modernisation plans

THE Brazilian state of São Paulo announced plans for a Reais 6bn ($US 1.05bn) programme of upgrades to its rail network on October 19, which will include the reopening of two lines with a combined length of 527km.

November 3, 2020 | Policy

ERA becomes European Union’s sole certification authority

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has become the sole authority for the certification and authorisation of rolling stock across the entire European Union (EU), following the expiry of a deadline for member states to transpose the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package into national law on October 31.

November 2, 2020 | Freight

Indian Railways to adopt National Rail Plan

INDIAN Railways (IR) is in the process of adopting a policy document called the National Rail Plan, which is targeting an increase in IR’s modal share from 26% of all transport to 45% by 2030.

October 30, 2020 | Policy

New rights for passengers approved by European parliament

THE European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) backed a provisional political agreement on the right of rail passengers on October 29, with 38 votes in favour, seven against, and four abstentions.

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