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November 4, 2020 | Fleet

Nexxiot and VTG to install temperature sensors on wagons

NEXXIOT and VTG will install temperature sensors on 3000 wagons to monitor the condition of temperature-sensitive goods and digitally transmit data in real-time.

November 4, 2020 | Central/South America

São Paulo announces network modernisation plans

THE Brazilian state of São Paulo announced plans for a Reais 6bn ($US 1.05bn) programme of upgrades to its rail network on October 19, which will include the reopening of two lines with a combined length of 527km.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Brightline fails to sell bonds for Las Vegas - California line

BRIGHTLINE, United States, has announced that it has suspended the sale of bonds to support its $US 8.4bn Las Vegas - Southern California Brightline West high-speed line following a failure to source buyers.

November 3, 2020 | Financial

Patriot Rail to acquire Utah short line operator

UNITED States short line and regional freight operator Patriot Rail has entered into an agreement to acquire Class 3 short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its subsidiaries Caballero and Caballero 2, which provide storage and multi-modal services.

November 3, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Brazilian passenger operators face $US 1.3bn loss in 2020

THE Brazilian National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos) says metro, urban and light rail operators across the country are expecting a total loss of Reais 7.4bn ($US 1.3bn) by the end of the year, with passenger numbers dropping 30% compared with 2020.

November 3, 2020 | Fleet

Bucharest Metro orders new fleet for Line 5

BUCHAREST’s state-owned transport operator Metrorex has awarded a €240m contract for up to 30 six-car Metropolis trains to Alstom for use on the newly constructed metro Line 5.

November 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Legal challenge looms after €966m Brenner Base Tunnel contract cancelled

A legal challenge is brewing after BBT SE, the company overseeing the 64km Brenner Base Tunnel project between Austria and Italy, cancelled a €966m contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner consortium, which is responsible for the 18km lot H51 Pfons-Brenner section of the tunnel.

November 3, 2020 | Policy

ERA becomes European Union’s sole certification authority

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has become the sole authority for the certification and authorisation of rolling stock across the entire European Union (EU), following the expiry of a deadline for member states to transpose the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package into national law on October 31.

November 3, 2020 | Main line

New Löhne - Rheine regional service to launch in 2023

LOWER Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) has released the details of a tender to operate regional services on the new RE 60-2 Löhne - Osnabrück - Rheine line.

November 2, 2020 | Financial

Ukrainian Railways’ chairman announces major restructuring, 2021 investment

THE new chairman of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has announced a major restructuring along with an increase in investment in 2021, as he looks to turn the loss-making company into a profitable business.

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