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September 2, 2020 | High-speed

MoU signed for Thailand’s high-speed line as project delayed

A 220km high-speed line linking Thailand’s three main airports has been delayed as funding for the project has not been approved.

August 31, 2020 | Asia

Uzbekistan Railways receives new electric locomotives

UZBEKISTAN Railways (UTY) has received delivery of five 3ES5K 25kV 50Hz ac electric freight locomotives from Russian manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH).

August 31, 2020 | Metros

China’s Shijiazhuang Metro opens Line 2

THE first phase of metro Line 2 was officially opened in the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang on August 26 extending the network to 61.6km.

August 28, 2020 | Fleet

SCI Verkehr forecasts 24% drop in diesel locomotive purchases

SCI Verkehr expects the global market for diesel locomotives to drop by 24% between now and 2024, due to uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Ayutthaya high-speed rail hub revealed

THAILAND has unveiled a Baht 31.9bn ($US 1bn) project to develop Ayutthaya, a Unesco World Heritage site north of Bangkok, as a national high-speed rail hub, to be funded through public-private partnerships (PPP).

August 27, 2020 | Fleet

IR’s new EMU traction equipment tender to call for additional local content

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) new global tender to supply propulsion systems and bogies for 44 new 160km/h EMUs, likely to be floated shortly, will include clauses to increase the level of local content in accordance with the revised public procurement order issued last month.

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Cancelled Chinese contract delays completion of India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) decision on June 18 to cancel the Rs 4.7bn ($US 63.3m) signalling contract with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute has had an adverse impact on the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), with the completion deadlines for the two lines now extended by six months.

August 25, 2020 | Fleet

Local assembly completed of additional KL metro trains

THE Bombardier Hartasuma Consortium has completed local assembly of the 27 additional driverless trains on order for the Kelana Jaya automated light metro line in Kuala Lumpur.

August 24, 2020 | Metros

First permanent magnet powered train enters service on Xiamen Metro

THE first of a fleet of 10 trains powered by permanent magnet synchronous traction motors has entered service on Line 2 of Xiamen Metro.

August 24, 2020 | Light Rail

CRRC unveils super capacitor automatic LRV

CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (ZELC) rolled out its first super capacitor powered LRV, which is also designed for automatic operation, on August 22.

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