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August 2, 2019 | Fare collection

Hungary to roll out national public transport ticketing system

THE Hungarian government has appointed a consortium of 4iG and T-Systems Magyarország to develop a national public transport ticketing system by the end of 2020 at a cost of Forints 11.2bn ($US 38m).

August 2, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom to supply CDG Express trains

ALSTOM has been selected to supply a fleet of 13 trains for the new CDG Express rail link between central Paris and Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.

August 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail submits planning application for sleeper factory

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has submitted a planning application to build a sleeper manufacturing facility at Bescot in the West Midlands.

August 2, 2019 | Metros

Wuppertal Suspension Railway reopens

THE German city of Wuppertal reopened its unique Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn) on August 1 following the completion of infrastructure repair works.

August 1, 2019 | Financial

SNCF traffic recovers strongly following 2018 strikes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) reports a strong passenger traffic recovery for the first half of 2018 following the long period of strikes in 2018 over the reform of SNCF which is due to be finalised in 2020.

August 1, 2019 | Technology

Veovo selected for New York Subway passenger flow pilot

TRANSIT Tech Lab, a start-up accelerator programme run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC), has selected passenger flow and capacity management company Veovo to carry out a one year pilot project to address crowded platforms on the New York Subway.

August 1, 2019 | Infrastructure

CAF Signalling co-awarded three European contracts

CAF subsidiary CAF Signalling has been awarded three signalling contracts through consortia in Spain, Slovenia and Bulgaria worth a total of €120m.

August 1, 2019 | Australia/NZ

First breakthrough for Melbourne Metro Tunnel

THREE 118-tonne, 15m-long roadheader tunnelling machines have broken through at Melbourne’s State Library station, marking the first major milestone for the Australian state of Victoria’s metro project.

August 1, 2019 | Main line

SBB to continue operating German regional services

SBB Deutschland, the German subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), is set to continue operating regional services in Baden-Württemberg until December 2027 under a new agreement with the state’s Ministry of Transport.

August 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail

New Birmingham stations receive £15m funding boost

PLANS to construct three new stations along the Camp Hill Line in Birmingham have received a boost after the Department for Transport (DfT) announced £15m in funding for the project.

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