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October 27, 2019 | Main line

Poland's Legnica - Głogów line to reopen

PASSENGER services on the Legnica - Lubin - Rudna Gwizdanów - Głogów line in western Poland are due to resume in December following a Zlotys 200m ($US 51.8m) reconstruction of Legnica -Rudna Gwizdanów section of the line, which included the construction of a new station in Lubin.

October 26, 2019 | Technology

DB unveils new ICE seats alongside technology advances

GERMAN Rail (DB) has presented the latest generation of ICE seats alongside around 40 other innovations at its Experience Mobility 2019 event in Berlin.

October 25, 2019 | Metros

Hanoi metro lines could be extended

VIETNAM’s National Assembly has been presented with plans to extend metro lines 1 and 2, which are under construction.

October 25, 2019 | Freight

Transnet sets new record with 375-wagon train

TRANSNET, South Africa, broke its own record for operating the longest freight train, and set a new world record on October 24 when it ran a 375-wagon manganese train on the 861km Sishen - Saldanha heavy-haul line.

October 25, 2019 | Fleet

IR to create locomotive and passenger coach subsidiaries

INDIAN Railways (IR) has revised plans announced in June to merge eight of its production units into one corporation and now says it will form two subsidiaries instead.

October 25, 2019 | High-speed

Japan resumes Hokuriku Shinkansen services to Kanazawa

JR East and JR West reopened the Nagano - Kanazawa section of the Hokuriku Shinkansan, which was damaged by Typhoon Hagibis earlier this month, on October 25, albeit with a reduced frequency.

October 25, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland Transport launches request for information for operating franchise

LOCAL transport authority Auckland Transport (AT) has begun a second round of consultation into the creation of a new franchise to operate commuter rail services in the city.

October 25, 2019 | Financial

Sales up but Ebit down for Vossloh in nine-month results

VOSSLOH’s sales improved by 6.2% from €623.2m to €662.1m in the first nine months of 2019, largely due to acquisitions in 2018. Vossloh also recorded an 11.7% increase in orders received from €684m to €763.9m.

October 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Madrid cross-city tunnel to reopen in November

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif will complete a €45m project in November to rehabilitate the 7km double-track tunnel linking Madrid’s two main stations.

October 24, 2019 | High-speed

Thailand signs three-airport high-speed rail link deal

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) and a consortium led by the Charoen Pokphand Group signed a Baht 224.5bn ($US 7.4bn) public-private partnership (PPP) deal to build a high-speed line linking Thailand’s three main airports.

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