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May 4, 2020 | Light Rail

Tianshui City tram line opens

THE first phase of the Tianshui City Tram Line 1 opened on May 1, running from Tianshui railway station to Wulipu.

May 4, 2020 | Fleet

Translink extends CAF train maintenance contract

TRANSLINK, which operates the 1600mm-gauge rail network in Northern Ireland, has extended its maintenance contract with CAF for its class 3000 DMU fleet.

May 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain’s East-West Rail project makes progress

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR) has started to remove sections of a 1960s viaduct at Bletchley for the East-West Rail project.

May 4, 2020 | Locomotives

BDZ orders Siemens Smartron locomotives

BULGARIAN State Railways (BDZ) has awarded Siemens a Lev 55.5m ($US 31m) contract to supply 10 electric Smartron locomotives for passenger services.

May 1, 2020 | Fleet

Six pre-qualify for Norske Tog train contract

SIX train builders have been pre-qualified by Norwegian rolling stock company Norske Tog to bid for a contract to supply up to 200 EMUs.

May 1, 2020 | Policy

EC eases red tape to support European transport revival

THE European Commission (EC) has adopted a package of measures designed to help the transport sector during the coronavirus pandemic recovery by removing administrative burdens and increasing flexibility.

May 1, 2020 | Metros

Shenyang Metro opens Line 10

THE first phase of Shenyang Metro Line 10, which runs from Dingxianghu to Zhangshabu, opened on April 29.

May 1, 2020 | High-speed

Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France

ONE of three conditions imposed on Air France in exchange for a €7bn coronavirus aid package is to stop competing with TGV services where rail offers a viable alternative.

May 1, 2020 | Infrastructure

DB steps up noise abatement investment in 2019

GERMAN Rail (DB) spent €118.6m on noise abatement in 2019, up from €97.8m in 2018, with 53km of soundproof walls installed along existing lines, taking the total to more than 600km.

May 1, 2020 | Light Rail

British group receives funding to develop low-cost LRT track system

THE Coventry Very Light Rail project has received £1.5m from West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to develop a low-cost light rail track system.

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