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October 9, 2020 | Freight

DB Cargo announces new services from Antwerp and Rotterdam

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) freight subsidiary DB Cargo has announced that it will offer new services from December linking the ports of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium, with economic hubs in Germany and Austria.

October 9, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak requests extra funding to avoid further service cutbacks and job losses

AMTRAK says it requires up to an additional $US 4.857bn from the United States government to support the company and employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19. The railway has also identified $US 5.193bn in additional need as part of an economic recovery proposal intended to support the US’ recovery from the pandemic.

October 9, 2020 | Rolling stock

Nantes orders new LRVs

THE French city of Nantes has ordered a fleet of 49 Citadis LRVs worth €200m from Alstom, which are due to enter service from 2022.

October 9, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Australian budget boost for rail

THREE major rail projects worth $A 630m ($US 450.9m) were included in the $A 7.5bn of infrastructure spending outlined in the delayed 2020-2021 Australian federal government budget.

October 8, 2020 | Metros

Moscow Metro unveils new train

MOSCOW Metro has unveiled the first of its new fleet of Moskva-2020 metro trains, with Moscow mayor Mr Sergei Sobyanin one of the first people to ride the new train during the inaugural journey on October 6.

October 8, 2020 | Asia

Philippines awards final two contracts for Malolos - Clark line

PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) and the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) have awarded the two remaining construction contracts for the 53km Malolos - Clark section of its North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

October 8, 2020 | Light Rail

John Holland to build Gold Coast light rail extension

JOHN Holland has been selected as the preferred contractor to build the third stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail network in Queensland.

October 8, 2020 | Signalling

Plasencia - Badajoz HSL signalling tender gets go-ahead

THE Spanish government has approved a tender for upgrades to signalling and communications for the under construction high-speed line between Plasencia and Badajoz.

October 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Thailand awards high-speed line construction contract

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a Baht 7.75bn ($US 248.72m) contract for the construction of part of the 873km Bangkok - Nong Khai high-speed rail project to the SPTK joint venture.

October 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Brescia - Verona high-speed line construction begins

A ceremony was held in Lonata del Garda in northern Italy on October 5 to mark the official start of construction on the 48km Brescia Est - Verona high-speed line with the launch of TBM Martina.

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