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April 29, 2019 | Policy

Pepy sets goals for his last eight months as SNCF president

SPEAKING to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Mr Guillaume Pepy set out his objectives before he steps down in December as president and CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), just before the national network opens to competition under the European Union’s Fourth Railway Package.

April 29, 2019 | Fleet

PKP Cargo to develop Podkarpacie wagon factory

PKP Cargo signed a letter intent with the government-owned finance company Industrial Development Agency (ARP) on April 25 to begin the production of wagons in Podkarpacie in southeast Poland. Advanced talks are underway for Greenbrier subsidiary Wagony Świdnica to join the project and sign the letter of intent.

April 29, 2019 | Europe

Budapest - Belgrade reconstruction contract to be awarded in May

THE Hungarian government has selected a contractor to rebuild the Hungarian section of the Budapest - Belgrade main line.

April 26, 2019 | North America

Denver opens commuter rail G Line

DENVER Regional Transportation District (RTD) added 18km to its electrified commuter rail network on April 26 with the inauguration of the G Line.

April 26, 2019 | Fleet

Xiamen orders 43 trains for metro Line 3

XIAMEN Rail Transit Group has awarded CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles a contract to supply 43 trains for the Chinese city’s third metro line.

April 26, 2019 | Europe

ProRail calls for €3.5bn investment in Dutch stations

DUTCH infrastructure manager ProRail says it needs to invest €3.5bn in new and existing stations over the next decade to accommodate surging demand for rail travel in the Netherlands.

April 26, 2019 | Freight

SBB Cargo reports positive results from 5L demonstrator train

SBB Cargo has reported positive interim results from its four-year 5L demonstrator train research project, with each of the 16 freight wagons operating between 20,000km and 30,000km since the project launched in June 2018. The first interim evaluation found that all wagons were still in excellent condition.

April 26, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail releases updated plan for delayed Elizabeth Line

CROSSRAIL has released details of a new plan to complete the outstanding works for the beleaguered Elizabeth Line, with the final central London section now due to open at the end of 2020 or the start of 2021.

April 26, 2019 | Metros

Fuzhou opens second metro line

FUZHOU, a city of 350,000 people and capital of China’s southeastern Fujian province, opened the first phase of its second metro line on April 26.

April 26, 2019 | Central/South America

Panama City metro Line 2 inaugurated

PANAMA City’s second metro line was inaugurated on April 25 by Panamanian president Mr Juan Carlos Varela.

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