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August 28, 2019 | Middle East

CAF supplies remote condition monitoring for Saudi passenger fleet

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has awarded CAF a contract to roll out its LeadMind remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance system on the North - South Railway passenger train fleet.

August 19, 2019 | Fleet

Transmashholding begins production of Egyptian coaches

TRANSMASHHOLDING-Hungary, a Russian-Hungarian consortium, has received approval to begin production of prototype third-class coaches for Egyptian National Railways (ENR).

August 12, 2019 | Infrastructure

Plans for Iran - Azerbaijan line move forward

PLANS to construct a 167km line along the coast of the Caspian Sea between Rasht, Iran, and Astara, Azerbaijan, have taken a step forward following a meeting between Iran’s minister of roads and urban development, Mr Mohammad Eslami, and Azerbaijan’s minister of economy, Mr Shahin Mustafayev.

August 8, 2019 | Light Rail

CAF and Shapir awarded Jerusalem light rail project contract

JERUSALEM Transportation Masterplan Team (JTMT) has awarded the TransJerusalem J-Net consortium, comprised of CAF and the construction firm Shapir, a €1.8bn contract to undertake an extension to the Jerusalem light rail network.

August 5, 2019 | Middle East

Iran to complete Chabahar - Zahedan line by end of 2019

THE Iranian government has announced plans to finish construction of the 750km Chabahar - Zahedan line by the end of the year.

July 18, 2019 | Technology

Saudi Railway Company signs digital transformation MoU with Huawei

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to initiate a smart railway and digital transformation programme.

June 25, 2019 | Middle East

Etihad Rail Stage 2 infrastructure contracts awarded

ETIHAD Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has awarded contracts for civil works and trackwork on two sections of the Stage 2 of the system.

June 7, 2019 | Fleet

Israel Railways orders 74 more Bombardier double-deck coaches

ISRAEL Railways (IR) has signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation for an additional 74 Twindexx Vario double-deck coaches.

May 31, 2019 | Middle East

Israel Railways reports first quarter profit

ISRAEL Railways (IR) turned an operating loss of Shekels 207m ($US 57m) in the first quarter of 2018 into an operating profit of Shekels 3.5m for the first quarter of 2019.

May 8, 2019 | Metros

Doha opens first metro line

PUBLIC services began operating on the first phase of the metro network in the Qatari capital Doha on May 8 with the soft launch of operations on the Red Line South.

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