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Australia/NZ

April 10, 2020 | Europe

IRJ in brief - Coronavirus: SNCF donates blankets; New Zealand speeds up payments; VR suspends overnight services

France: French National Railways (SNCF) has donated 3150 blankets from its night train services to the Samu social charity.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

April 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tenders launched for Sydney Metro West tunnelling

THE New South Wales (NSW) government has launched a tender process to build nearly 50km of tunnels between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney city centre for the Sydney Metro West project.

April 3, 2020 | Light Rail

Sydney light rail network completed as final stage opens

THE final extension to the Sydney light rail network opened on April 2, with passengers now able to ride the L3 extension from Moore Park to Kingsford.

April 1, 2020 | Policy

New Zealand brings rail in from the cold

New Zealand’s government is preparing a new strategy that will be a step change in how the network is funded and how investment is allocated. David Burroughs looks at what this means for the industry.

March 28, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Electric weed control, cloud-based common interface, Viia driver support app

Switzerland: Certis Europe has announced it will continue its collaboration with electric weed control developers Zasso Group following successful trials using its Electroherb plant management technology during the past year.

March 24, 2020 | Metros

Tunnelling for Sydney Metro City and Southwest complete

TUNNELLING of twin metro tunnels beneath Sydney Harbour has been completed, marking the end of all tunnelling on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020 | Main line

Australian luxury passenger services suspended

AUSTRALIAN private operator Journey Beyond, which runs the The Ghan and The Indian Pacific luxury long-distance rail services, has announced an immediate temporary suspension of all trains.

March 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail

New Zealand investigating fast Auckland - Hamilton services

NEW Zealand’s Ministry of Transport has announced it is investigating ways to introduce “rapid rail” between Auckland and Hamilton, potentially reducing travel times to an hour.

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