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October 23, 2020 | Middle East

Iraq signs Letter of Intent with Alstom and Hyundai

A consortium of Alstom and Hyundai has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport to define a framework to accelerate implementation of the $US 2.5bn Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project.

October 20, 2020 | Freight

First Emirati rail graduates start work with Etihad Rail DB

THE first 10 Emirati nationals on the Railways Diploma Programme from Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (Adveti) have joined Etihad Rail DB.

October 19, 2020 | Financial

Pays de la Loire secondary line funding plan announced

THE French region of Pays de la Loire announced a draft agreement with the national government regarding funding for the maintenance of secondary lines on October 16.

October 7, 2020 | Middle East

Iraq plans to build new line to Turkish border

CONSTRUCTION of a line between the Iraqi city of Mosul and the border with Turkey will begin shortly, according to an announcement by the provincial governor of Ninevah, Mr Najim al-Jubouri.

September 14, 2020 | Light Rail

Strong international interest in Haifa - Nazareth tram-train

MORE than 150 representatives and professional bodies from 12 countries participated in an online conference conducted by TransIsrael as part of the prequalification process for the tender to construct a tram-train line between Haifa and Nazareth.

September 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Electrification of Israel’s A1 Link complete

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has completed full electrification of the A1 link between Jerusalem Navon and Tel Aviv Hahagana, with testing on the final section between Tel Aviv Savidor/Central and Hertzliya stations beginning on September 6.

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 26, 2020 | Financial

Israel Railways reports net loss for first half of year

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has reported a net loss for the first half of 2020 with a negative Ebitda of Shekels 16.1m ($US 4.74m). This compares with a net profit of Shekels 10.3m for the same period in 2019.

August 13, 2020 | Middle East

Israel announces Likit rail link plans

ISRAEL’s Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Mrs Miri Regev, has announced plans to construct new rail and light rail connections to a military intelligence campus planned for construction in Likit, northeast of Be’er Sheva, Negev.

August 4, 2020 | Fleet

Etihad Rail places order for 842 freight wagons

ETIHAD Rail, UAE, has awarded a contract for the manufacture, supply and commissioning of 842 new freight wagons to CRRC Yangtze following a virtual signing ceremony on August 4.

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