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December 4, 2020 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief – Financial: VIA Rail reports Q3 revenue drop; Warsaw Metro secures loan for new trains; Kazakhstan plans new freight terminal

Canada: VIA Rail has reported an 86% drop in ticket revenues to $C 15.5m ($US 12m) in its third quarter report.

December 4, 2020 | Financial

Farandou predicts €3bn loss for SNCF in 2020

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) president and CEO, Mr Jean-Pierre Farandou, has informed the French senate of a likely €3bn loss for SNCF in 2020 following a drastic fall in passenger traffic due to limits on travel imposed by the government in order to stem the spread of Covid-19.

December 4, 2020 | Financial

Network Rail enhancements budget reduced by £1bn

THE British government has confirmed it has reduced infrastructure manager Network Rail’s (NR) enhancements budget for Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from April 2019 to March 2024, from £10.4bn to £9.4bn.

December 4, 2020 | Metros

Berlin U5 extension opens

THE 2.2km Alexanderplatz - Brandenburg Gate western extension of Berlin U-Bahn Line U5 opened on December 4 following over a decade of construction.

December 4, 2020 | Technology

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric unveils smart maintenance platform

ZHUZHOU CRRC Times Electric has launched Foresee, a new condition-based maintenance platform, which the supplier says can facilitate intelligent operation and smart maintenance of urban rail networks and assets.

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB completes three month iLint hydrogen test

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has completed three months of testing with Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train on four regional lines in Lower Austria, Vienna and eastern Styria.

December 3, 2020 | Fleet

NS withdraws DDZ double-deck fleet to investigate vibrations

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) withdrew its fleet of 140km/h DDZ double-deck trains from commercial operation on December 3 while it investigates the source of vibrations present when the trains operate at higher speeds.

December 3, 2020 | Policy

European rail alliance launches four-year skills project

AN alliance of rail industry organisations has officially launched a four-year programme to develop a long-term strategy to address skill shortages in the sector.

December 3, 2020 | High-speed

Preliminary work begins on Verona - Vicenza high-speed line

THE Iricav 2 consortium has begun preliminary work on the €2.7bn Verona - Vicenza section of the €4.8bn Verona - Padua high-speed line ahead of schedule.

December 3, 2020 | Light Rail

Moscow Metro to take over city’s light rail network

MOSCOW’s deputy mayor for transport, Mr Maxim Liksutov, announced on November 27 that management of the city’s 168km light rail network will transfer from Mosgortrans to Moscow Metro.

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