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January 18, 2021 | Middle East

Bombardier to carry out Israel Railways coach overhaul

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has selected Bombardier to carry out a $US 15m mid-life overhaul of 143 first-generation Twindexx double-deck coaches, originally delivered between 2002 and 2006.

January 7, 2021 | Middle East

Tracklaying underway on Etihad Rail Phase 2A

TRACKLAYING for Stage 2 of Package A of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) 1200km Etihad Rail project has begun in Al Dhafrah region in the west of the UAE, following an inauguration ceremony on January 7.

December 10, 2020 | Middle East

Riyadh Metro testing progresses with first lines on course to open in 2021

TESTING is stepping up in Riyadh on the city’s new 176km six-line metro network, with the first lines on course to open in the Saudi Arabian capital in 2021.

December 9, 2020 | Infrastructure

Iran - Afghanistan railway ready for traffic

IRAN’s Ministry of Roads and Transport has announced that the first three sections of the Khawf - Herat cross-border line to Afghanistan will open to freight services on December 10.

November 25, 2020 | Fleet

Desiro EMUs delivered to Israel

A four-car and six-car Siemens Desiro HC double-deck EMUs arrived at the port of Ashdod, Israel, on November 23, the first of 24 new trains for Israel Railways (IR).

November 20, 2020 | News

UIC annual report: safety continues to improve

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) says that safety standards continue to improve in its annual report on railway safety, released on November 19, which covers 31 national railway networks plus Eurotunnel.

November 13, 2020 | Light Rail

LRTC Consortium completes Lusail LRT phase 1

THE LRTC Consortium has completed phase 1 of the turnkey Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Lusail, a planned city currently under construction near Doha, Qatar.

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 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 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contractors for Haifa - Nazareth tram-train line announced

TRANSISRAEL, the authority leading the development of the Haifa - Nazareth tram-train project, has announced the 10 contactors who will build the 41km line.

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