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January 15, 2021 | Locomotives

Rail Operations UK orders 10 locomotives

RAIL Operations UK (ROUK), a British provider of specialist rail services, has signed a framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of up to 30 class 93 electric-battery-diesel-electric tri-mode locomotives, with an initial batch of 10 locomotives scheduled for delivery in early 2023.

January 15, 2021 | Infrastructure

Contracts awarded for Czech electrification project

THE Czech infrastructure manager SŽ has selected two contractors to complete the electrification of the Olomouc - Šumperk line in the east of the country.

January 15, 2021 | Main line

Trenitalia takes over operation of Turin commuter rail network

ITALIAN national operator Trenitalia took over operation of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (SFM) Canavesana line on January 1, the first step towards replacing Turin Transport Group (GTT) on the network.

January 15, 2021 | Main line

Indian Railways increases speeds on Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal network

INDIAN Railways (IR) has increased the operating speed on 1280km of the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) network to 130km/h, following upgrades undertaken during periods of low traffic caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 15, 2021 | Fleet

In-Brief - Fleet: SNCF orders double-deck EMUs; Guinea locomotives delivered; Qingyuan maglev train complete

FRANCE: French National Railways (SNCF) has ordered an additional three class Z 57000 Omneo Régio 2N double-deck EMUs from Bombardier for use on lines D and R from Gare du Lyon, expanding the fleet serving the line to 72 sets.

January 15, 2021 | Europe

British operators reduce services in response to latest lockdown

BRITISH operators will introduce reduced timetables over the next few weeks in response to the latest national lockdowns, which came into force in England on January 6, Scotland on January 4, and Wales on December 20.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

€2.56bn Paris RER Line B fleet contract award confirmed following court order

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and SNCF Passenger have confirmed a Bombardier-CAF consortium as the preferred bidder for a €2.56bn contract to supply 146 trains for the Paris RER B suburban line, after the Administrative Court of Paris rejected an appeal filed by Alstom.

January 14, 2021 | Financial

RZD reports 27.4% decline in passenger numbers in 2020

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has reported a 27.4% decline in passenger numbers in 2020 compared with 2019, to 869.4 million passengers, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 14, 2021 | Technology

Adif trials Li-Fi technology in Malaga station

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has launched a pilot of light fidelity (Li-Fi) wireless technology at Malaga’s María Zambrano station, in collaboration with Malaga technology firm Datlight.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler to develop firefighting and rescue trains for ÖBB

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) Infrastructure and Stadler have signed a framework agreement worth around €240m for the development, manufacture, delivery, approval and commissioning of up to 20 new firefighting and rescue trains.

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