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September 22, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight industry leaders sign digital coupling MoU

MEMBERS of the European campaign group Rail Freight Forward (RFF), as well as seven industry associations, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expressing their support for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) on all European freight trains by 2030.

September 22, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: Colas Rail start-stop saves fuel

COLAS Rail’s Ramfer Ecostop start-stop module can be integrated into any diesel rail vehicle, and enables the engine to be put on standby during idle periods of waiting and parking.

September 21, 2020 | Policy

CER elects new executive director

MR Alberto Mazzola has been named as the new executive director of the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER), following a unanimous vote by CER’s general assembly on September 21.

September 21, 2020 | Track

Network Rail reopens Glasgow - Edinburgh main line

SCOTLAND’s Glasgow - Falkirk - Edinburgh main line has been reopened following heavy damage to around 300m of track due to the breaching of the adjacent Union Canal on August 12.

September 21, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Adelaide commuter network operation contract awarded

THE Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) for the state of South Australia has awarded a $A 2.1bn ($US 1.5bn) eight-year contract to Keolis Downer for the operation of the 130km Adelaide Metro commuter rail network from February 2021.

September 21, 2020 | Metros

Bucharest Metro Line 5 opens

BUCHAREST metro operator Metrorex has opened the 7km Line 5, which runs from Eroilor, where it interchanges with lines 1 and 3, to Raul Doamnei, with a branch to a station and depot at Valea Ialomitei.

September 21, 2020 | Rolling stock

Alstom and Bombardier unveil new Paris RER train

A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier has unveiled the first of a new fleet of trains for use on the Paris Regional Express Network (RER) at a ceremony at Alstom's Valenciennes rail test centre on September 18.

September 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Egypt to build 543km Suez - Mediterranean line

An Egyptian/Chinese consortium has reportedly won a $US 9bn contract to construct a 543km, 250km/h railway from Ain Sokhna on the Gulf of Suez coast to the new Administrative Capital east of Cairo and El-Alamein on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. The line will also pass through the cities of Sixth of October, Alexandria, and Burj al-Arab.

September 21, 2020 | News

New emergency contracts spell the end of Britain’s franchising system

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the start of a new model of taxpayer support for rail operators and the end of the franchising system for train operation after 24 years.

September 21, 2020 | Innovations

IRJ 2020 Innovations Showcase: VTG unveils new Traigo management system for rail freight fleet

TRAIGO is VTG’s platform for digital rail freight products including contract, fleet and transport management and wagon tracking.

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