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March 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail appoints Siemens and Atkins as ETCS partners

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has appointed Siemens and Atkins as partners to introduce ETCS Level 2 on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line (ECML).

March 24, 2020 | Metros

Tunnelling for Sydney Metro City and Southwest complete

TUNNELLING of twin metro tunnels beneath Sydney Harbour has been completed, marking the end of all tunnelling on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project.

March 24, 2020 | Metros

Public transit use drops worldwide during coronavirus crackdown

PUBLIC transport networks around the world have witnessed drastic drops in passengers over the past three weeks as commuters voluntarily stayed home or were ordered to remain in their houses to combat the spread of coronavirus.

March 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

EU approves €1.4bn for infrastructure projects

THE European Commission (EC) has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4bn for 14 large infrastructure projects in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain.

March 24, 2020 | Financial

US transit agencies lobby congress for $US 25bn aid package

A coalition of 10 US transit agencies have sent an open letter to the US Congress urgently requesting that the federal relief package includes at least $US 25bn of dedicated support for public transport agencies.

March 23, 2020 | Fleet

UKVZ to supply Krasnodar single-car LRVs

UST-Katav Wagon (UKVZ) has been awarded a contract to supply 56 single-car LRVs for the Russian city of Krasnodar.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Vossloh awarded UAE Package 2A turnouts and fasteners contract

A joint venture between China State Construction Engineering Corp and South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction has awarded Vossloh a contract to supply turnouts and rail fasteners for Stage 2 of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) rail project.

March 23, 2020 | Main line

Australian luxury passenger services suspended

AUSTRALIAN private operator Journey Beyond, which runs the The Ghan and The Indian Pacific luxury long-distance rail services, has announced an immediate temporary suspension of all trains.

March 23, 2020 | Asia

India shuts down passenger rail network until March 31

ALL passenger rail services operated by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway ceased operation at midnight on March 22.

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