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June 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

SBB and ABB sign five-year power protection framework

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has signed a five-year framework contract with ABB to supply power protection and support for the Swiss network.

June 19, 2019 | Freight

Moving mountains in the Land of the Midnight Sun

The heavy-haul line from Luleå and Kiruna in northern Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik is a vital export channel for Europe’s largest iron-ore producer LKAB. Keith Barrow looks at how LKAB is working with infrastructure managers Trafikverket and Bane Nor to increase throughput on this Arctic artery.

June 18, 2019 | Asia

New identity and new structure for China Railway

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) announced on June 18 that it has adopted a new name, China State Railway Group (CR), in a move which coincides with the restructuring of the company.

June 18, 2019 | Metros

NSW government confirms $A 6.4bn commitment to Sydney Metro West

THE New South Wales state government has confirmed $A 6.4bn ($US 4.3bn) of funding over the next four years for the Sydney Metro West project as part of its 2019-20 budget, delivering on the government’s recent election promise to accelerate the line’s construction.

June 18, 2019 | Light Rail

Thales to supply CBTC for Ottawa LRT stage 2 project

EAST-West Connectors has awarded Thales a contract to provide the SelTrac CBTC system for the City of Ottawa’s stage 2 O-Train Confederation Line extension project.

June 18, 2019 | Financial

S&T purchases Kapsch subsidiaries

S&T has entered into an agreement with Kapsch-Group Investment, Austria, to purchase 100% of the shares of Kapsch CarrierCom, including its subsidiaries and its operative business area Kapsch PublicTransportCom.

June 18, 2019 | Financial

RegioJet issues €36m in bonds as growth continues

REGIOJET announced on June 18 that it has completed a €36m bond issue on the Prague Stock Exchange, which will help to fund the development of the open-access operator’s train fleet.

June 18, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain requests French train paths

OPEN-access operator FlixTrain has submitted a request to French rail regulator Arafer seeking train paths on five routes, where it plans to compete with incumbent operator SNCF Mobilités.

June 17, 2019 | North America

Bombardier to build California assembly plant

BOMBARDIER announced on June 14 that it is opening a rail vehicle assembly facility in Pittsburg, California, for its “Fleet of the Future” metro cars for San Francisco.

June 17, 2019 | Europe

SJ selected for Norway’s Traffic Package North

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate announced on June 17 that it has selected SJ Norge, a subsidiary of Swedish national train operator SJ, for the Traffic Package North contract to operate passenger services on six lines in central and northern Norway.

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