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March 7, 2019 | Financial

MTR appoints new CEO and chairman as Shatin - Central scandal rumbles on

HONG Kong-based operator MTR has appointed Dr Jacob Kam as CEO for a three-year term with effect from April 1, following the retirement of incumbent CEO Mr Lincoln Leong on March 31.

March 7, 2019 | Infrastructure

FGC selects British Steel for rail contract

CATALONIA Government Railways (FGC) has awarded British Steel a contract to supply rails for track renewal projects in the Spanish region.

March 6, 2019 | Fleet

Emissions reducing technology begins British trial

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has partnered with South Western Railway (SWR) and Eminox to trial technology aimed at reducing diesel emissions.

March 6, 2019 | Africa

Togo reveals plans for 760km Lomé - Cinkassé main line

TOGO has announced plans to evolve itself into a major logistics hub, including the development of a 760km Lomé - Cinkassé heavy-rail line spanning the length of the country.

March 6, 2019 | Main line

Poznań regional EMU contract awarded

THE Wielkopolska Province in Poland has awarded Pesa and ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki a Zloty 103.5m ($US 27.2m) contract to supply five five-car EMUs for regional operation on the Poznań metropolitan railway network.

March 6, 2019 | Europe

100,000th train travels through the Gotthard Base Tunnel

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has marked the 100,000th train to travel through the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) since it was commissioned on June 1 2016, with an SBB Cargo International freight service making the milestone journey.

March 6, 2019 | North America

CRRC hires first employees for Chicago assembly facility

CRRC Sifang America has hired the first 70 employees for its new $US 100m Chicago facility, where it will assemble 7000-series metro trains for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

March 6, 2019 | Africa

Kenya acquires DMUs from Mallorca

KENYA’s Ministry of Transport has reached a Shillings 1.5bn ($US 15m) agreement with Mallorcan Railway Services (SFM) to acquire 11 DMUs for use by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) on the Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) network.

March 5, 2019 | Fleet

CZ Loko completes ČD shunter order

CZ LOKO delivered the last of 12 EffiShunter 300 locomotives to Czech Railways (ČD) at the end of February, completing a Koruna 239m ($US 10.5m) contract launched in September 2017.

March 5, 2019 | High-speed

Ouigo set to expand to Toulouse

OUIGO, French National Railways’ (SNCF) low-cost high-speed service, is set to expand to Toulouse this summer, with direct trains from Paris Montparnasse beginning on July 6.

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