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November 1, 2019 | Main line

Nigeria signs $US 3.9bn contract with China for Abuja - Warri line

THE Nigerian government has signed a $US 3.9bn contract with China Railway Construction Company International (CRCCI) for the construction of a line connecting Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Itakpe and Warri in the south.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

First bi-mode trains in Italy enter service

THREE bi-mode Flirt BMUs entered service on the Aosta - Turin line in the Valle d'Aosta region early last month, the first bi-mode trains to operate in Italy.

November 1, 2019 | Signalling

Bane Nor and Siemens open ERTMS testing and training centre

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor and Siemens opened the Campus Nyland test, training and signalling simulation centre on October 31, marking a milestone in Norway’s goal of becoming the first country to operate with a single digital interlocking.

November 1, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom iLint to be tested in the Netherlands

ALSTOM’s hydrogen fuel cell train, iLint, will be tested in the Netherlands following an agreement reached during a climate summit in the north of the country.

October 31, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Thales wins Docklands Light Railway upgrading contracts

THALES has won two contracts to prepare Docklands Light Railway (DLR) for the introduction of a new fleet of trains on its 34km automated light metro network in London.

October 31, 2019 | Infrastructure

Commissioning underway on Indian Eastern DFC section

THE Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) is commissioning the 194km New Bhadan - Khurja section of the 1318km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Uttar Pradesh.

October 31, 2019 | High-speed

Contract for Stuttgart airport line awarded

GERMAN Rail (DB) has awarded Strabag subsidiary Züblin and Max Bögl a €500m contract to construct a line connecting Stuttgart airport to the new Stuttgart - Ulm high-speed line, which is part of the Stuttgart 21 project.

October 31, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens sends Caltrans/Illinois coach to Canada for testing

THE third vehicle in a batch of 137 single-deck coaches which Sumitomo and Siemens are building for California and Illinois has arrived in Canada for cold-weather testing at the National Research Council.

October 31, 2019 | Financial

Progress Rail announced as buyer of Vossloh’s Cleveland Track Material

PROGRESS Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Vossloh North America’s Cleveland Track Material (CTM) subsidiary.

October 30, 2019 | News

Cuba awards additional contract to RZD

CUBA Union Railways (UFC) has awarded a three-year contract worth €92m to RZD International to provide additional assistance to UFC to develop a master plan and upgrade the network.

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