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January 28, 2020 | High-speed

Coronavirus: China National Railway cuts services and Hong Kong set to halt cross-border traffic

CHINA National Railway (CR) has introduced a five-step plan to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus including cancelling more than 250 services as Hong Kong’s government announced plans on January 28 to limit cross-border rail crossings from mainland China from midnight on January 30.

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain launches line and station reopening initiative

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated an initial £500m to a new scheme to reopen lines and stations, the British government announced on January 28.

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Portugal awards new line construction contract

INFRASTRUCTURE Portugal has awarded a €46.6m contract for the construction of a new 20.5km line between Évora North and Freixo as part of the future South International Corridor to Spain.

January 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Spain to use Erex train energy control system

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has signed a contract to begin using the Erex energy control programme developed by the European Partnership for Railway Energy Settlement Systems (Eress).

January 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tender for Beira Alta Line upgrade released

INFRASTRUCTURE Portugal has published a tender worth around €80m for the modernisation of the Pampilhosa - Santa Comba Dão section of the Beira Alta Line, along with the construction of a new line and viaduct to connect with the North Line as part of the Mealhada Agreement project.

January 27, 2020 | Financial

Union Pacific revenues fall in 2019

UNION Pacific’s (UP) operating revenue was $US 21.7bn in 2019, down from $US 22.8bn the previous year, the US Class 1 railway revealed in its full year results released on January 23.

January 27, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier’s delivery schedule for Abellio’s delayed EMUs “unrealistic”

BOMBARDIER has promised to provide the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg (ABRB) a binding, feasible delivery schedule by the end of January for the 21 delayed Talent 2 EMUs on order, after ABRB said it was not confident the vehicles would be delivered within Bombardier’s previous delivery timetable.

January 27, 2020 | High-speed

First Renfe Avlo high-speed train completed

SPAIN’s national passenger operator Renfe has completed the conversion of the first series 112 high-speed train for its new Avlo service which will launch in April.

January 27, 2020 | Europe

FlixTrain sets sights on European expansion

Matthias Müller, head of FlixTrain, talks to David Burroughs.

January 25, 2020 | Main line

RegioJet starts depot development in Prague

CZECH and Slovak private operator RegioJet has launched a project to build a new maintenance centre to the east of Prague, purchasing a 2.4 hectare plot in Dolní Měcholupy, near the Prague - České Budějovice main line and Prague Hostivař station.

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