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January 22, 2021 | High-speed

Korea to phase out diesel passenger trains by 2029

KOREAN president Mr Moon Jae-In has announced plans to phase out all diesel passenger locomotives and multiple units in the country by 2029, resulting in an estimated 30% reduction in carbon emissions for the nation’s rail sector.

January 22, 2021 | Africa

Northwest Rail due to begin construction

Enoch Kavindele, North West Rail founder, talks to David Burroughs

January 21, 2021 | Financial

Getlink reports 24% fall in turnover in 2020

CHANNEL Tunnel operator Getlink has reported a 24% fall in turnover to €815.9m for 2020 compared with 2019, due to restrictions on movement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 21, 2021 | Asia

China to fund Philippines’ $US 940m Subic - Clark railway

THE Chinese government has signed a contract with the government of the Philippines to fund the construction of the $US 940m, 71km single-track Subic - Clark freight line, with loan negotiations expected to begin shortly.

January 21, 2021 | Europe

Trainose receives first Pendolino for Athens - Thessaloniki line

GREEK national operator Trainose has received the first of five ETR470 Pendolino trains refurbished by Alstom for use on the 502km Athens - Thessaloniki line.

January 21, 2021 | Financial

BNSF announces $US 2.99bn 2021 capital plan

UNITED States Class 1 railway BNSF has set a $US 2.99bn capital expenditure plan for 2021, with the largest portion going toward maintaining the core network and related assets.

January 21, 2021 | Fleet

JR Central completes testing of HC85 series hybrid multiple unit

JR Central has completed a year-long operational trial of the HC85 Series diesel-battery hybrid multiple units, which will now be introduced to replace series 85 DMUs on the Nanki and Hida limited express services.

January 21, 2021 | Light Rail

First tram-train delivered for Paris T13

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility (IdFM) has received the first of a fleet of 11 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains for the T13 light rail line.

January 21, 2021 | Passenger

Public transport gears up for recovery

Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general, International Association of Public Transport (UITP), talks to Kevin Smith.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

JR Central to furlough 9500 employees

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) has announced that it will furlough around 9500 employees from January 25 until February 28, in response to tightening Covid-19 restrictions.

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