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January 21, 2020 | Fleet

Bombardier-CRRC joint venture awarded high-speed train maintenance contract

CHINA Railway has awarded Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), a 50:50 joint venture between Bombardier and CRRC Sifang Rolling Stock, a Yuan 2.45bn ($US 354.9m) contract to maintain 656 high-speed coaches.

January 21, 2020 | Financial

Orders down but sales steady for Alstom in Q3 results

ALSTOM booked €8.2bn of orders in the first nine months of its 2019-20 financial year, down 22% from the €10.5bn reported during the same period in 2018-19. However, group sales reached €6.2bn, up 3% compared with €6bn the previous year.

January 21, 2020 | Asia

Tremendous potential for Middle East rail

The opening of the Dubai Metro in 2009 showcased the potential of rail in the Middle East and became a symbol of the ambition of the region.

January 20, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB launches Brussels Nightjet service

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) launched a new Nightjet connection to Brussels on January 19, with two services operating twice a week from Vienna and Innsbruck.

January 20, 2020 | Europe

DB Regio to take over part of Vlexx network

GERMANY’s Vlexx has contracted former operator DB Regio to operate RB 73 regional passenger services between Saarbrücken and St Wendel on the Saarbrücken - Neubrücke route on weekdays from February 1 until December 12 2020.

January 20, 2020 | Metros

Hong Kong’s Tuen Ma Line first phase set for Valentine's Day opening

MTR has announced plans to open Phase 1 of the Tuen Ma Line in Hong Kong on February 14, with services connecting Hin Keng with the expanded Diamond Hill station and Kai Tak.

January 20, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 could cost up to £106bn, draft review finds

BRITAIN’s controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) project could cost up to £106bn, but should still proceed, a draft review of the project led by former HS2 chairman Mr Doug Oakervee has found.

January 20, 2020 | Europe

Good start for Europe’s one-stop shop

Josef Doppelbauer, executive director of the EU Agency for Railways, speaks to David Briginshaw.

January 17, 2020 | Policy

SNCF president unveils new management team

THE new CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), Mr Jean-Pierre Farandou, has announced his new management team following the transformation of SNCF into a state-owned limited company at the beginning of this month.

January 17, 2020 | Fleet

South Western Railway reintroduces refurbished class 442 trains

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has reintroduced the first refurbished 10-car class 442 trains, with four trains operating London - Portsmouth and London - Southampton - Bournemouth - Poole services.

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