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Central/South America

February 19, 2019 | Signalling

Siemens awarded Medellín metro resignalling contract

THE Colombian city of Medellín has awarded Siemens a €42m contract to modernise signalling and automation systems on Line 1 of the city’s two-line metro, along with the Patio de Bello depot.

February 6, 2019 | Central/South America

Stadler completes first SALi locomotive for Bolivia

STADLER Rail Valencia has completed the first two of three South America Light (SALi) metre-gauge diesel locomotives for Andean Railway (FCA) at its facility in Albuixech, Spain.

February 4, 2019 | Central/South America

Consultancy contract awarded for Bogota RegioTram project

A Spanish consortium of Ardanuy Ingeniería and FGC has been awarded a contract to provide project consultancy and supervision services for Columbia’s 41km RegioTram tram-train line, which will connect Bogota with the municipalities of Mosquera, Madrid, Funza, Sector El Corzo and Facatativá in the department of Cundinamarca.

February 1, 2019 | Freight

São Paulo ring line project moves forward

BRAZIL’s minister of infrastructure, Mr Tarcisio Freitas, and the governor of the state of São Paulo, Mr João Doria, signed a letter of intent between the federal and state governments for the construction of the northern section of the Ferroanel de São Paulo ring line on January 29.

January 30, 2019 | Central/South America

Brazil looks to private investors to overcome budgetary constraints

Joubert Flores, president of ANPTrilhos, explains to Renata Passos how Brazil is hoping to overcome budgetary constraints by looking to private investors to finance freight and urban rail investments.

January 28, 2019 | Locomotives

Transmashholding wins Cuban locomotive order

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) and Cuban import agency Tradex have signed a contract for the supply of 23 type LDE-2500 diesel-electric locomotives.

January 22, 2019 | Central/South America

Chilean president inaugurates Santiago metro Line 3

THE Chilean capital Santiago celebrated the opening of its sixth metro line on January 22 when the country’s president Mr Sebastian Piñera attended the inauguration ceremony for the 21.7km Line 3.

January 14, 2019 | Central/South America

Brazil sets timetable for renewal of railway concessions

BRAZIL's National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has released a new timetable for the early renewal of rail freight concessions, which is expected to unlock investment worth more than Reais 30bn ($US 8bn).

January 7, 2019 | News

Three bidders vie for Buenos Aires EMU contract

THREE companies have submitted bids for a tender to supply 70 new 10-car EMUs for 1676mm-gauge suburban lines serving Buenos Aires, a contract which could be worth $US 800m.

January 2, 2019 | Central/South America

São Paulo targets rail expansion

The state of São Paulo is investing more to expand the urban rail network in the São Paulo metropolitan area, build light rail lines and introduce a two-line inter-city network in the state. Renata Passos reports on the progress made so far and the challenges facing the expansion.

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