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July 3, 2019 | Main line

Funding secured for Borders Railway extension study

FUNDING has been allocated for a feasibility study into the extension of the Edinburgh - Tweedbank Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle as part of the £394.5m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.

July 3, 2019 | Fleet

Sydney Trains extends fleet maintenance contract with UGL

SYDNEY Trains has awarded UGL a five-year extension to its contract to deliver maintenance and logistics services for a portion of Sydney’s metropolitan passenger fleet.

July 2, 2019 | Europe

Work begins on Kosovo - North Macedonia upgrade

KOSOVO’s prime minister Mr Ramush Haradinaj officially launched a project to upgrade the line linking the Serbian border and the Kosovar capital Pristina with Skopje, the capital of neighbouring North Macedonia, on July 2.

July 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Implenia and Acciona awarded Sandbukta - Såstad contract

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor has awarded the MossIA ANS joint venture of Implenia Norway and Acciona Construction a contract to construct a new 10.3km double-track line linking Sandbukta, Moss and Såstad (SMS 2A).

July 2, 2019 | Technology

Network Rail awards drone inspection framework contract

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded drone provider Heliguy part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services (USA) framework agreement worth up to £2.6m.

July 2, 2019 | Europe

Southern Finland passenger rail tender suspended

FINLAND’s minister of transport and communications, Mrs Sanna Marin, announced on June 27 that the government has suspended plans to competitively tender operation of suburban and regional services in the south of the country currently operated by VR Group.

July 1, 2019 | Europe

Renfe board approves entry into French high-speed market

THE board of Spanish national passenger operator Renfe Operadora approved the company’s entry into the French high-speed rail market at a meeting in Madrid on July 1.

July 1, 2019 | Financial

Genesee & Wyoming to go private in $US 8.4bn transaction

GENESEE & Wyoming (G&W) is set to become a privately-held company under a $US 8.4bn transaction announced on July 1.

July 1, 2019 | Technology

Škoda integrates Lokel into new Škoda Digital subsidiary

ŠKODA Transportation has merged Lokel, which the company acquired in 2013, and Škoda’s Superior Control department in Pilsen to establish a new subsidiary, Škoda Digital.

July 1, 2019 | Infrastructure

Fauske - Tromsø railway not economically viable, study finds

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate has released an updated cost estimate and socioeconomic analysis for the extension of the Nordland Line from Fauske to Tromsø for consultation, at the request of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

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