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September 26, 2020 | Technology

Prorail to test new anti-wheel-slip gel

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail will test a new anti-wheel-slip gel which it hopes will also reduce wheel-rail contact noise.

September 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Dual tunnel breakthroughs in Genoa for Terzo Valico project

WEBUILD has celebrated two tunnelling breakthroughs on the Valico Tunnel and the Serravalle Tunnel as part of the €6.9bn Terzo Valico rail project to improve the rail link between Genoa and Milan.

September 25, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: SAB Bröckskes provides high-flexibility rail cable

THE new SAB RailLine 560 halogen-free flexible cable is capable of withstanding heavy weather conditions and is resistant to mechanical stress

September 25, 2020 | Policy

DB agrees Covid-19 collective agreement with union

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced a new collective agreement with the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) which it says will help mitigate the company’s losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 25, 2020 | Financial

AllRail calls for balanced state support as Covid-19 hits private operators

THE Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) has called for zero track access fees, backdated to March and running until the end of 2021, along with government subsidies to cover losses for all passenger rail operators and ticket vendors for 18 months, beginning in October.

September 25, 2020 | Fleet

Gothenberg receives first new Flexity LRV

SWEDISH transport operator Gothenburg Tramways (Spårvägar) has received delivery of the first Bombardier Flexity LRV from a fleet of 40 ordered in April 2016 from a consortium of Bombardier and Kiepe Electric.

September 25, 2020 | Asia

Kunming Metro opens two new lines

CHINESE metro operator Kunming Rail Transit (KRT) has opened two new lines on its network, with the launch of services on September 23.

September 25, 2020 | Freight

Rail outlined as major component of new Perth port

RAIL will play a key role in the development of a new container port at Kwinana, 41km south of Perth, under a proposal from the independent Westport Taskforce designed to relieve pressure on Fremantle Inner Harbour.

September 25, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Voith develops locomotive stop-start

THE OnEfficiency.StopStart system from Voith is designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by automatically switching off locomotive diesel engines during long periods of idling.

September 24, 2020 | Financial

European Investment Bank provides €2bn loan for Naples - Bari high-speed line

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €2.5bn of new funding for European transport projects. This includes a €2bn loan to support the construction of the 146.6km Naples - Bari high-speed line in southern Italy, the largest loan the EIB has ever granted for a single project.

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