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October 6, 2020 | Fleet

DB to build €400m ICE maintenance centre in Nuremberg

GERMAN Rail (DB) has launched a €400m project to build a new ICE maintenance facility in Nuremberg which should open in 2028.

October 6, 2020 | Metros

Guiyang Metro receives first train for Line 2

GUIYANG Metro has accepted delivery of the first six-car type B train from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen for the Chinese city’s metro Line 2, which is due to open later this year.

October 5, 2020 | Financial

Transport for London requests additional financial support

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has submitted a request to the British government for an additional £5.7bn of support to counteract damage caused by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

October 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

HS2 awards £260m slab track contract

HS2 Ltd has awarded a £260m contract to a consortium of Porr and Aggregate Industries UK to design and manufacture slab track for the new London - Birmingham - Crewe high-speed line. The contract excludes track in tunnels and on some specialist structures.

October 5, 2020 | Technology

Siemens Mobility and Siemens Energy sign hydrogen research agreement

SIEMENS Mobility and newly spun-off firm Siemens Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop standardised technology for hydrogen trains, with the aim of providing a complete, holistic hydrogen-based rail solution.

October 5, 2020 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg receives EU grant for onboard ETCS installation

GERMAN state-owned leasing company Baden-Württemberg State Rail Vehicle Authority (SFBW) has been awarded a €16.7m grant by the European Commission (EC) through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the installation of ETCS signalling systems on 238 regional trains.

October 5, 2020 | Freight

PKP Cargo and LTG Cargo form joint intermodal company

PKP Cargo, Poland, and LTG Cargo, Lithuania, have signed an agreement to form a jointly held operator to handle intermodal rail freight flows between Lithuania, Poland and western Europe.

October 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

Two new Chinese urban transport lines open

THE Chinese cities of Mengzi and Hohhot have opened two new lines of their public transport networks.

October 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Hybrid tamper receives approval to operate in Germany

THE Dynamic E³ hybrid universal tamping machine developed by Plasser & Theurer has received unlimited approval for operation in Germany, in addition to its approval to operate in Switzerland and Austria.

October 3, 2020 | Fleet

Phoenix orders new LRVs as extension construction begins

THE Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority in Phoenix, Arizona, has awarded Siemens a contract for 14 additional S700 LRVs, primarily for the under-construction South Central Extension/Downtown Hub.

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