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February 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

Specialist partners sought for Britain's east-west rail project

EAST West Railway has published a prior information notice to find specialist partners to help the company deliver the proposed East-West Rail project to connect Oxford and Cambridge.

February 26, 2020 | Financial

EC orders CFR Marfa to repay illegal state aid

AN investigation by the European Commission (EC) has found that Romanian state-owned freight operator CFR Marfa received €570m in illegal state aid, comprising a debt write-off and failure to collect debts from the railway undertaking, beginning in 2010. The operator must now pay this amount back to the government, with interest.

February 26, 2020 | Financial

BNSF revenues and volumes down in 2019

BNSF’s revenues fell by 1% in 2019 to $US 23.52bn compared with $US 23.86bn in 2018 with the railway reporting a 4% decrease in unit volumes during the year.

February 25, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Satellite rail positioning - batteries for iLint - cloud-based analytics

NORWAY: Bane NOR and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have entered into a collaboration agreement for a project that will use satellite signals to measure track position on selected routes.

February 25, 2020 | Financial

VTG takes majority share in Carbo Rail

HAMBURG-based wagon leasing and logistic company VTG has taken a majority share in Slovakian rail freight operator Carbo Rail.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

Vy awards fleet maintenance and cleaning contracts

NORWEGIAN passenger operator Vy has awarded EuroMaint and NSB Traffic Service contracts to provide maintenance and support services for its services on the Bergens and Vosse lines as part of Traffic Package 3 West.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

SBB ICN fleet set for SFr 400m upgrade

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced a SFr 400m ($US 408m) plan to modernise 44 intercity tilting trains (ICN) at its Yverdon-les-Bains facility between 2021 and 2029.

February 25, 2020 | Fleet

MTA issues request for proposals for up to 949 new metro cars

NEW York subway operator NYC Transit has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 949 barrier-free metro cars equipped with CBTC to replace the aging R62 and R62A fleet, which entered service in the 1980s.

February 25, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central unveils interior layout for US high-speed fleet

TEXAS Central has released details of the interior layout specifications of the fleet that will operate on the planned 390km, 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line.

February 24, 2020 | Financial

IRJ in brief - Financial: Strong sales for TMH - passenger growth for SJ - loss for DSB

RUSSIA: Transmashholding (TMH) recorded Roubles 286bn ($US 4.3bn) in sales in 2019, up 26.8% from Roubles 225.6bn in 2018.

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