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May 15, 2020 | News

GoAhead to temporarily hand-over part of Stuttgart concession

THE Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and GoAhead have agreed to allow another operator to temporarily take over part of the Stuttgart Network rail concession.

May 15, 2020 | Financial

Bane Nor gets extra NKr 826m for projects in revised budget

THE Norwegian government has allocated an additional NKr 826m ($US 75m), of which NKr 548m is new funding, to infrastructure manager Bane Nor to support ongoing rail projects in the revised state budget announced on May 12.

May 15, 2020 | Financial

British government agrees £1.6bn funding package for Transport for London

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to a £1.6bn support package for Transport for London (TfL) to maintain rail and bus services and plug a yawning funding gap.

May 14, 2020 | Financial

German government considers massive aid package for DB

THE German federal government is considering a huge bailout for German Rail (DB) which has been haemorrhaging money due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 14, 2020 | Metros

MTR and contractor heavily criticised but Sha Tin - Central Link safe to complete

A report from a Hong Kong government-appointed inquiry released on May 12 has heavily criticised MTR and contractor Leighton Asia for “serious deficiencies” in their supervision of the Sha Tin - Central Link metro project but concluded that structures at and near Hung Hom station, the status of which prompted the review, are safe and fit for purpose.

May 14, 2020 | Policy

EU publishes guide for restoring transport services

THE European Union (EU) has published a 15-page set of guidelines for the gradual and safe restoration of transport services as coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Stockholm awards Roslags concession to Transdev

GREATER Stockholm Traffic Commission has awarded Transdev a concession to operate the Roslags commuter rail network on behalf of Stockholm Transport (SL).

May 14, 2020 | Financial

New Zealand allocates $NZ 1.2bn for rail development

THE New Zealand government has allocated in $NZ 1.2bn ($US 718m) to rail in its 2020 budget, which was released on May 14, as it looks to ease the effects of the deep recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 14, 2020 | Metros

Bangkok Gold Line peoplemover to have Tetra system

TELTRONIC, Spain, has won a contact to install Tetra on the Gold Line peoplemover under construction in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

May 13, 2020 | Financial

UITP projects €40bn hit for European public transport in 2020

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) says initial data on the possible impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on public transport in Europe shows that operators are set to suffer a €40bn shortfall in farebox revenue by the end of 2020.

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