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September 4, 2020 | High-speed

Construction begins on Britain’s HS2 project

CONSTRUCTION has formally begun on the 225km Phase One of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project from London to Birmingham and Lichfield.

September 3, 2020 | Technology

Australian CCTV AI research project to aid passenger safety

RESEARCHERS at an Australian university are developing software that will enable existing CCTV cameras in trains and light rail vehicles to automatically identify and report suspicious or violent incidents.

September 3, 2020 | Metros

LA Metro accelerates capital projects

THE Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board of directors has brought forward several major capital projects, including the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project and the Crenshaw Northern Extension.

September 3, 2020 | Technology

Wabtec, HP and Redington launch 3D printing facility in India

WABTEC, HP and Redington have launched a new additive manufacturing centre in India focused on accelerating the design and production of integrated 3D-printed components.

September 3, 2020 | Metros

EIB provides €650m investment in Kanpur metro project

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €650m investment in the construction of Kanpur’s first metro project, which will improve transport options for around three million residents in the Indian city.

September 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Germany to accelerate digital interlocking installation

THE German Railway Industry Association (VDB), the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) and German Rail (DB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the roll-out of digital interlockings across the German network, with a target to upgrade 10 regions by the end of 2021.

September 3, 2020 | Africa

RATP Dev to operate and maintain Cairo Line 3

EGYPT’s National Tunnel Authority (NAT) and RATP Dev have signed a 15-year contract to operate and maintain Line 3 of the Cairo metro network.

September 3, 2020 | Main line

German regional associations support Swedish night train plan

GERMAN passenger association Pro Bahn and lobby group Verkehrsclub Germany (VCD) North have issued their support for the Swedish government’s plans to introduce overnight trains through Germany, calling on the state of Schleswig-Holstein and regional transport authority NAH.SH to do the same.

September 2, 2020 | Fleet

DB begins trials with digital automatic couplings

A consortium led by German Rail (DB) has begun using a digital automatic coupling (DAC) for the first time, with DB Systems Engineering installing the new system on several wagons at its facility in Minden, Westphalia.

September 2, 2020 | Central/South America

Bogota Metro Line 1 works supervision contract awarded

BOGOTA Metro has selected Consorcio Supervisor PLMB for a works supervision contract for the Metro Line 1 project in the Colombian capital, a key step ahead of the start of construction.

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