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March 13, 2019 | Fleet

DB previews Talgo ‘ECx’ long-distance train

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Talgo presented the design for a new fleet of long-distance trains to federal minister of transport and digital infrastrucuture, Mr Enak Ferlemann, on March 13.

March 13, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Governments agree $A10bn funding for Melbourne Airport Rail Link

THE Australian federal and Victorian state governments have signed a heads of agreement which sets out the strategic objectives, governance arrangements and information sharing processes for a $A 10bn ($US 7bn) joint commitment to building the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

March 13, 2019 | Metros

First trains for Navi Mumbai metro delivered

CSR Zhuzhou, China, has delivered two three-car metro trains for Navi Mumbai Metro phase 1.

March 12, 2019 | Financial

ZSSK returns to profit after eight years in the red

SLOVAKIA national passenger operator ZSSK has posted a slim profit of €6000 for 2018, its first positive result in eight years, reversing a budgeted loss of €2m, after Ebidta increased from a budgeted €84.2m to €91.3m.

March 12, 2019 | Europe

Rail Baltica publishes passenger service plan

RB RAIL has released its 2026-2056 operational plan for the Rail Baltica (RB) project, with high-speed passenger trains due to connect the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 3h 38min.

March 12, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Turkish president opens full Istanbul Marmaray rail link

THE president of Turkey Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially opened the 63km Halkali - Istanbul - Gebze railway on March 12 marking the completion of phase two of the Marmaray project to connect Turkey’s European and Asian rail networks.

March 12, 2019 | High-speed

Renfe to launch direct Barcelona - Salamanca services

RENFE has announced plans to launch through long-distance services between Barcelona and Salamanca later this month, providing a new direct rail connection between Catalonia and western Spain.

March 12, 2019 | Locomotives

VR orders 60 diesel locomotives from Stadler

FINLAND’s VR Group has awarded Stadler a €200m contract to supply 60 new diesel locomotives primarily for freight operations, which the company says will improve operational efficiency in freight yards and on non-electrified lines which make up 45% of the Finnish network.

March 12, 2019 | Locomotives

ÖBB orders 61 more Siemens Vectron locomotives

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has placed a follow-on order with Siemens for an additional 61 class 1293 Vectron electric locomotives.

March 12, 2019 | Middle East

Etihad Rail awards UAE Railway Phase 2 civil works contract

ETIHAD Rail has awarded a joint venture between China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East and South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction a Dirhams 1.5bn ($US 408.4m) contract to design and build the first section of Phase 2 of the national railway project.

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