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October 26, 2020 | Africa

Uganda launches Tororo - Gulu line rehabilitation

UGANDA has launched a project to rehabilitate the 375km metre-gauge Tororo - Gulu railway at a cost of €34.6m with financial support from the European Union.

October 26, 2020 | Metros

Kolkata East-West metro line construction resumes

WORK on the Phase 2 section of Kolkata’s East-West metro line, including a 500m underwater tunnel below the River Hooghly, has restarted following a five-year stoppage to the project.

October 26, 2020 | Freight

Russian Railways chairman predicts freight traffic growth in 2021

THE head of Russian Railways (RZD), Mr Oleg Belozerov, has predicted that rail freight volumes will continue to grow in 2021 as the railway recorded strong figures in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 26, 2020 | Metros

Transforming public transport in Australia’s largest city

Sydney Metro is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious transit expansion programmes. Kevin Smith speaks with CEO Jon Lamonte about how the projects are progressing and how the authority is striving to stay on time and on budget.

October 25, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains orders 22 Stadler regional trains

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) has ordered 22 Flirt multiple units from Stadler for use on regional networks, under a contract worth €158m signed on October 21.

October 24, 2020 | Technology

FS and Snam sign hydrogen development agreement

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess the technical and economic feasibility of the development and rollout of hydrogen-powered trains.

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 23, 2020 | Freight

Nippon Express doubles China - Europe freight services

JAPANESE logistics company Nippon Express has announced plans to double the number of freight trains it operates between China and Europe as part of the company’s planned modal shift from air freight to rail.

October 23, 2020 | High-speed

HS1 Ltd unveils new environmental strategy

HS1 Ltd, which manages and operates Britain’s only high-speed line - between London and the Channel Tunnel, has published a new environmental strategy which outlines plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, and become Britain’s first carbon neutral railway.

October 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Victoria unveils $A 243m plan to rescue Murray Basin freight project

THE government of Victoria, Australia, has released a new business plan to rescue the troubled Murray Basin project, which stalled last year after its entire $A 440m ($US 314.64m) budget was spent before completion.

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