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July 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

India increases rail connections with Bangladesh

INDIA is increasing the number of cross-border ties with neighbouring Bangladesh, in a bid to balance China’s efforts to increase rail connectivity with its Southeast Asian neighbours.

July 27, 2020 | Freight

Latvian Railways adopts plan to save rail freight business

LATVIAN Railways (LDz) has drawn up a new business model in a bid to halt a continuing steep decline in freight traffic and modernise passenger stations and lines.

July 27, 2020 | Financial

North American Class 1s report shrinking revenue in second quarter

NORTH American Class 1 railways have reported a difficult second quarter, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic caused a reduction in freight traffic. However, the railways remain confident as the economy begins its recovery.

July 27, 2020 | Financial

TfL publishes revised draft annual budget

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has released a draft revised 2020-21 budget, which it says will allow it to balance its budget, keep its assets safe and operable, and progress an investment programme, if sufficient government funding is received.

July 27, 2020 | Fleet

MTA orders 25 hybrid locomotives from Wabtec

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has awarded a $US 233m contract to Wabtec for 25 MotivePower R255 hybrid battery-diesel locomotives for use on NYC Transit (NYCT) work trains, with an option for up to 45 additional units.

July 27, 2020 | Main line

German coalition recommends reopening 4000km of lines

A coalition of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and Allianz pro Schiene have proposed reopening up to 238 disused or freight-only lines to passenger services, totalling a potential 4016km of infrastructure.

July 27, 2020 | News

Covid-19 offers ‘best opportunity for decades’ to reshape public transport - study

THE Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to shape more sustainable, resilient and human-centric urban mobility systems with many cities and transit authorities primed and ready to embrace the challenge, a new study presented by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and consultancy Arthur D Little has found.

July 26, 2020 | News

UITP delays Global Public Transport Summit to December 2021

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has confirmed that it will postpone the next edition of the Global Public Transport summit, scheduled for June 6-9 2021, until December 14-17 2021.

July 26, 2020 | Technology

VDE study finds battery trains 35% cheaper than hydrogen

A study of the cost-effectiveness of battery electric multiple units (BEMU) and hydrogen electric multiple units (HEMU) as alternatives to diesel found that BEMUs could be up to €59m (35%) less expensive to buy and operate compared with their hydrogen fuel cell equivalents.

July 25, 2020 | Fleet

IÉ orders hybrid-ready powerpacks for class 22000 fleet

IRISH Rail (IÉ) has ordered 41 MTU Hybrid-ready PowerPacks from Rolls-Royce, the first series production order for the traction technology.

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