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July 11, 2019 | Asia

Asian Development Bank to fund Sri Lanka efficiency improvement project

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced it will provide $US 160m to fund a railway efficiency improvements in Sri Lanka.

July 11, 2019 | News

Network Rail forms £70m track worker safety task force

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched a new £70m safety task force, which aims to improve track worker safety.

July 11, 2019 | Fleet

East West Railway Company to launch rolling stock procurement

BRITAIN’s East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has confirmed it intends to begin a formal rolling stock procurement process later this year, following the conclusion of a rolling stock market engagement exercise which commenced in November 2018.

July 10, 2019 | Fleet

JR Central demonstrates N700S Shinkansen train in battery mode

CENTRAL Japan Railway Company (JR Central) demonstrated the operation of its next-generation Shinkansen train under battery power at a press event at its Mishima depot in Shizuoka prefecture on July 10.

July 10, 2019 | Locomotives

Czech Railways awards traction motor overhaul contract

CZECH Railways (CD) has awarded Škoda subsidiary Pars Nova a contract worth Koruna 140m ($US 6.1m) to overhaul around 300 traction motors.

July 10, 2019 | Europe

Gatwick Airport station to undergo £150m upgrade

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a £150m upgrade of Gatwick Airport station, including doubling the size of the station concourse, widening two platforms and installing five new lifts and eight new escalators.

July 10, 2019 | Fleet

Hydrogen fuel cell train on test in Bavaria

ONE of Alstom’s two prototype Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell multiple units was tested in normal operating conditions in northeast Bavaria on July 8.

July 9, 2019 | Financial

Westermo acquires WLAN specialist Neratec

BEIJER Group subsidiary Westermo has acquired 100% of Neratec Solutions, a specialist in WLAN products with a focus on wireless communication solutions for the rail sector.

July 8, 2019 | Europe

ERA issues first vehicle authorisation

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has completed its first vehicle authorisation, three weeks after becoming the authorising entity for rail traffic in Europe.

July 8, 2019 | Track

India’s DFCs use Plasser & Theurer equipment

WITH construction work progressing on India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), Plasser & Theurer has released details of how all contractors on the east and west portions of the mega project are using its equipment.

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