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September 19, 2019 | Commuter Rail

VRR terminates Keolis Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn contract

RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) announced on September 18 that it is terminating its contract with Keolis Germany for the operation of two Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines.

September 19, 2019 | Europe

Farandou to succeed Pepy as SNCF president

FRENCH president Mr Emmanuel Macron has approved the appointment of Mr Jean Pierre Farandou as the new president and CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), succeeding Mr Guillaume Pepy.

September 19, 2019 | Signalling

State Railway of Thailand awards Bangkok area ETCS contract

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a consortium of Thales and River Engineering a contract to install ETCS Level 1 on four lines with 48 stations around Bangkok.

September 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Study to examine tunnel beneath Frankfurt Main Station

PLANS to build a tunnel and underground platforms beneath Frankfurt Main Station to avoid long-distance trains having to reverse direction have taken a step forward with the launch of a feasibility study on September 16.

September 18, 2019 | Fleet

CAF named preferred bidder to supply SNCF intercity fleet

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has named CAF as preferred bidder for a contract worth around €700m to supply 28 200km/h long and medium-distance EMUs.

September 18, 2019 | Fleet

Birmingham University leases HST for alternative traction research

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company, Porterbrook, has agreed to lease a 200km/h diesel HST set to the University of Birmingham for its research into alternative power sources for trains and digital innovations.

September 18, 2019 | Fleet

Only one bid for Krakow LRV tender

MPK Krakow, Poland, received only one offer for the supply of 60 low-floor LRVs. The bid was submitted on September 17 by Stadler.

September 18, 2019 | Europe

First European single safety certificate issued

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) issued its first railway single safety certificate on September 16.

September 18, 2019 | Signalling

Thales and Vodafone conduct driverless trial using 5G

THALES and Vodafone are claiming a world first by operating a driverless train controlled remotely via a 5G mobile network.

September 17, 2019 | North America

New York MTA publishes $US 51.5bn investment plan

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) published its proposed $US 51.5bn 2020-2024 capital investment plan on September 16, which it describes “by far the highest in the MTA’s history, increasing spending on infrastructure by 70% over current levels.”

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