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January 17, 2019 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards Scotland and North East CP6 contracts

NETWORK Rail (NR) has awarded £467m of contacts for Control Period 6 (CP6), completing the procurement activity for the Scotland and North East (SNE) route which is expected to hold one of the largest work-banks for the coming five-year funding period.

January 17, 2019 | Fleet

Greek DMUs to be converted to electric trains?

GREEK state-owned rolling stock company Gaiaose has issued a tender notice for a contract to carry out a feasibility study into the conversion of 17 Stadler GTW 2/6 (class 560) DMUs to electric traction.

January 17, 2019 | Infrastructure

Strukton increases stake in Italian infrastructure firm

STRUKTON Rail announced on January 16 that it has increased its stake in Italian rail infrastructure contractor CLF Group from 60 to 100%.

January 17, 2019 | Metros

First Hohhot metro train revealed

THE first train for the inaugural metro line in the Inner Mongolian capital Hohhot was officially presented to local government and transit officials at a ceremony at the CRRC Changke Railway Vehicles plant on January 13.

January 17, 2019 | Main line

ODEG makes major gains in Berlin with new Elbe-Spree regional contracts

DB Regio and East German Railway Company (ODEG) will share the contracts to operate the future Elbe-Spree Network serving Berlin and Brandenburg from December 2022 to 2034. According to local media, the contracts have been provisionally awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB), but remain subject to a 10-day statutory cooling-off period.

January 17, 2019 | Fleet

Testing of SNCB M7 coaches begins at Velim

TESTING of new-generation M7 double-deck coaches for Belgian National Railways (SNCB) is underway at the VUZ Velim test centre in the Czech Republic.

January 16, 2019 | Freight

Denmark lifts pocket wagon ban

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen has lifted a prohibition notice issued on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers.

January 16, 2019 | Asia

PT Inka and Stadler to build Indonesian rolling stock plant

INDONESIAN rolling stock manufacturer PT Inka and Stadler Rail have unveiled plans to build a joint production facility at Secang near Banyuwangi in eastern Java.

January 16, 2019 | Africa

Financing agreed for Cairo interurban light rail line

EGYPT’s transport minister Mr Hisham Arafat announced on January 16 that China’s Exim Bank has agreed to provide a $US 1.2bn loan to finance an interurban light rail line linking Cairo with 10th of Ramadan City.

January 16, 2019 | Europe

Shift2Rail announces 2019 Call for Proposals

THE Shift2Rail (S2R) Joint Undertaking (JU) has opened applications for the 2019 Call for Proposals for research and innovation activities, which will provide €150.3m of funding.

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