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July 24, 2019 | North America

New York and New Jersey governors sign Gateway Program legislation

THE governor of New York State, Mr Andrew Cuomo, and New Jersey governor, Mr Phil Murphy, signed joint legislation on July 22 establishing the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) as a bi-state entity to develop the new Hudson Tunnel project.

July 23, 2019 | Metros

Hook of Holland light metro line to open in September

THE project to convert the Schiedam - Hook of Holland line from a conventional railway to light metro operation and integrate it into the Rotterdam metro network, will be completed on September 30, two years later than originally planned and €90m over budget.

July 23, 2019 | Financial

SNC Lavalin exits turnkey project market

CANADIAN engineering company SNC-Lavalin Group announced on July 22 that it is exiting lump-sum turnkey contracting and will reorganise its Resources (Oil & Gas and Mining & Metallurgy) and Infrastructure Construction segments into a separate business line following their continued poor performance.

July 23, 2019 | Financial

Caltrain releases draft 20-year business plan

CALTRAIN has released its draft Business Plan 2040 Service Vision, which outlines the Californian commuter rail operator’s plans for the next two decades.

July 23, 2019 | Freight

Dutch to cut freight access charges

THE Dutch government has agreed a subsidy package to reduce access charges for freight operators and encourage a shift in road freight to rail in return for operators investing in more efficient port logistics and measures to reduce the environmental impact of operating freight trains.

July 23, 2019 | Locomotives

Genesee & Wyoming low-emissions locomotive tests completed

UNITED States regional and short line railway operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has completed trials with two new United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives, which have now entered service with its subsidiary California Northern Railroad Company (CFNR).

July 23, 2019 | Metros

Sydney City and Southwest Metro line tunnelling 50% complete

TUNNELLING for Sydney’s City and Southwest Metro line is now 50% complete after tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Mabel” broke through at the new Crows Nest station on July 15.

July 23, 2019 | Africa

Prasa Afro 4000 locomotives to be auctioned off

WH Auctioneers, South Africa, has launched an online auction for the sale of 13 Vossloh Afro 4000 locomotives built in 2014-2015 for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

July 22, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn sells Stadler EMUs to DB and cuts services

AUSTRIAN open access operator Westbahn has announced it is selling its fleet of seven Kiss and 10 Kiss2 double-deck EMUs to German Rail (DB), which it will replace with 15 new six-car Kiss3 sets from Stadler.

July 22, 2019 | Policy

Report confirms Britain can meet 2040 diesel-free-train target

THE final report by Britain’s Rail Industry Decarbonisation Task Force and railway safety authority RSSB confirms that Britain’s railway industry can eliminate diesel-only passenger trains by 2040 and contribute to the government’s net zero carbon target by 2050.

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