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November 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

China starts work on central section of Sichuan-Tibet Railway

A mobilisation meeting for the construction the Ya’an - Nyingchi central section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway was held on November 8 at the Sejila Mountain tunnel and the Dadu River bridge.

November 11, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Skoda trains finally authorised in Germany; Perm to purchase 15 LRVs; New EMUs on their way to Israel

Germany: DB Regio will begin operating services in the state of Bavaria using six Škoda double-deck push-pull trains from November 12. Following testing on the Munich - Ingolstadt -Treuchtlingen line that is due to begin on November 16, they will enter service from December 13 on Nuremberg - Munich Express regional services.

November 10, 2020 | Signalling

JR East to trial ATO and 5G on Joetsu Shinkansen

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to test Automatic Train Operation (ATO) at GoA 4 and 5G telecommunications on E7 series trains on a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen.

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 5, 2020 | Tenders

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Afghanistan receives train for Herat - Khaf line; Seven locomotives delivered to Cuba; Russia to develop hydrogen trains

Afghanistan: The Afghan Railway Authority received an experimental train from Iran on October 28, for use on the planned 218km railway between Herat, Afghanistan, and Khaf, Iran.

November 2, 2020 | Financial

Ukrainian Railways’ chairman announces major restructuring, 2021 investment

THE new chairman of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has announced a major restructuring along with an increase in investment in 2021, as he looks to turn the loss-making company into a profitable business.

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 29, 2020 | Metros

MTR awards Tuen Mun design consultancy contract

HONG Kong transport operator MTR has awarded Aecom Asia a consultancy contract for planning and design of the 2.4km Tuen Mun Southern Extension (TMS).

October 29, 2020 | Signalling

CRRC Zhuzhou Institute releases fully automatic signalling system

CRRC Zhuzhou Institute released its fully automatic operation (FAO) tSafer-UC3000 signalling system during last week’s 2020 Beijing International Metro Transit Exhibition, which the company says provides a more comprehensive urban rail signalling solution.

October 26, 2020 | Fleet

Taiwan receives first EMUs from Hyundai Rotem

HYUNDAI Rotem has delivered the first of 52 EMUs ordered by Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) as part of a Won 909.8bn ($US 803.4m) contract awarded in June 2018.

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