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February 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

India’s 160km/h Regional Rapid Transit System launched

INDIA has officially launched the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, which aims to offer 160km/h services between New Delhi and Tier-2 cities in adjoining states.

February 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Planning tenders for Budapest Line M5 released

THE recently-created Budapest Development Centre (BFK) has launched three planning tenders for the first phase of metro Line M5 in Budapest.

February 26, 2020 | Metros

Italferr to prepare Genoa monorail feasibility study

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) engineering subsidiary Italferr has won a contract from the Municipality of Genoa to prepare a feasibility study of a new 2.3km elevated monorail to connect Erzelli station with Technological Park, the site of a university campus, hospital and future residential development.

February 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

Specialist partners sought for Britain's east-west rail project

EAST West Railway has published a prior information notice to find specialist partners to help the company deliver the proposed East-West Rail project to connect Oxford and Cambridge.

February 26, 2020 | Financial

EC orders CFR Marfa to repay illegal state aid

AN investigation by the European Commission (EC) has found that Romanian state-owned freight operator CFR Marfa received €570m in illegal state aid, comprising a debt write-off and failure to collect debts from the railway undertaking, beginning in 2010. The operator must now pay this amount back to the government, with interest.

February 26, 2020 | Financial

BNSF revenues and volumes down in 2019

BNSF’s revenues fell by 1% in 2019 to $US 23.52bn compared with $US 23.86bn in 2018 with the railway reporting a 4% decrease in unit volumes during the year.

February 25, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Satellite rail positioning - batteries for iLint - cloud-based analytics

NORWAY: Bane NOR and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have entered into a collaboration agreement for a project that will use satellite signals to measure track position on selected routes.

February 25, 2020 | Financial

VTG takes majority share in Carbo Rail

HAMBURG-based wagon leasing and logistic company VTG has taken a majority share in Slovakian rail freight operator Carbo Rail.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

Vy awards fleet maintenance and cleaning contracts

NORWEGIAN passenger operator Vy has awarded EuroMaint and NSB Traffic Service contracts to provide maintenance and support services for its services on the Bergens and Vosse lines as part of Traffic Package 3 West.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

SBB ICN fleet set for SFr 400m upgrade

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced a SFr 400m ($US 408m) plan to modernise 44 intercity tilting trains (ICN) at its Yverdon-les-Bains facility between 2021 and 2029.

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