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June 18, 2020 | Central/South America

Alstom launches support service for the Rio Metro’s control centre

ALSTOM Brazil has initiated a remote support service for the Operational Control Centre (OCC) of Rio de Janeiro’s metro, to support maintenance staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 17, 2020 | Main line

Russian Railways reports improved Europe-Asia rail freight performance

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has reported increased speed and traffic for trans-Eurasian freight between China and Europe using the Baikal-Amur Main Line (BAM) and Trans-Siberian railways this year.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

Turkey completes production of first locally-made EMU

TURKISH Wagon Industry (Tüvasaş) has completed the first EMU to be designed and manufactured in Turkey, with the train due to enter service by the end of the year.

June 17, 2020 | Technology

£9.4m awarded to 25 innovative British railway projects

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) and Innovate UK have awarded £9.4m to 25 rail projects as part of the 2020 First of a Kind (FOAK) rail innovation competition.

June 17, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Keolis secures four year extension to Boston commuter contract

THE Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) has approved a four-year extension to the commuter rail operating contract with Keolis Commuter Services, until June 30 2026.

June 17, 2020 | Signalling

Wabtec to install PTC on Virgin Trains USA network

VIRGIN Trains USA has awarded Wabtec a $US 120m contract to supply and install Positive Train Control (PTC) across its network in Florida.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

Transitio orders another 12 Stadler double-deck EMUs

TRANSITIO, Sweden, has exercised an option for twelve more four-car double-decker EMUs from Stadler.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

Hitachi starts production of East Coast Trains EMUs

HITACHI has begun manufacturing five class 803 EMUs for open-access operator East Coast Trains, marking the start of a new phase of production at the company’s Newton Aycliffe factory.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

JR Central to introduce N700S Shinkansen train on July 1

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) plans to introduce its next-generation N700S Shinkansen train into service on the Tokaido Line on July 1.

June 16, 2020 | Passenger

Snälltåget postpones daily Malmö - Berlin overnight service until next year

SNÄLLTÅGET, Sweden, will suspend its Malmö - Berlin overnight cross-border services until 2021 due to the continuing coronavirus outbreak.

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