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April 4, 2019 | Fleet

Romanian Railway Reform Authority launches EMU tender

ROMANIA’s Railway Reform Authority published a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union on April 3 advertising an international tender for between 40 and 80 EMUs for suburban and regional services.

April 4, 2019 | Locomotives

Strukton Rail launches hybrid locomotive project

STRUKTON Rail has acquired a former Netherlands Railways (NS) electric locomotive for conversion to a hybrid as it seeks to reduce emissions from its infrastructure maintenance operations.

April 4, 2019 | Financial

Transdev signals strategic commercial shift

FRENCH operator Transdev has announced an increase in revenue in its 2018 financial results, and says a change in the company’s shareholder base has allowed it to deploy a new commercial strategy.

April 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Brisbane Cross River Rail contractors selected

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on April 4 that it has selected three contractors to build and equip Brisbane’s $A 5.4bn ($US 3.8bn) Cross River Rail link.

April 4, 2019 | Main line

Swedish government backs international night train services

THE Swedish government announced on March 31 that it will allocate SKr 50m ($US 5.4m) from its 2019 budget towards the development of night train services to destinations in other European countries as it seeks to reduce the climate impact of international travel.

April 4, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Auckland Transport to franchise suburban rail operations

LOCAL transport authority Auckland Transport (AT) has announced plans to launch a new franchise agreement covering all suburban rail operations in New Zealand’s largest city with effect from 2021, and has called for industry input to determine the terms of the contract.

April 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier to modify Queensland suburban trains

BOMBARDIER has been awarded a $A 361m ($US 255m) contract by the government of the Australian state of Queensland to modify the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) commuter EMUs currently being introduced on the South-East Queensland rail network.

April 4, 2019 | Main line

Virgin Trains sets ridership record

PASSENGER numbers on Virgin Trains services on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) increased by 3.1% to reach a record 39.5 million in the 2018 financial year, according to figures published by the British long-distance operator on April 4.

April 3, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Australian federal budget funds rail projects

AUSTRALIA’s federal government published its 2019-20 budget on April 2, focussing infrastructure spending on providing for a growing population and ease congestion on major corridors.

April 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Lisbon launches tender for new LRVs

LISBON public transport operator Carris launched a tender on April 3 for 15 new LRVs worth an estimated €45m.

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