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February 13, 2020 | Signalling

Alstom wins another DB ETCS onboard contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected Alstom to retrofit 19 ICE1 high-speed trains with ETCS onboard equipment. The contract is worth more than €10m and work is scheduled for completion in September 2021.

February 12, 2020 | Signalling

Dutch conduct first ATO trial with passengers

PASSENGERS have travelled for the first time onboard an ATO test train in the Netherlands in a trial organised by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail, the province of Groningen, Arriva Netherlands and Stadler.

February 12, 2020 | North America

CTA awards Red Line extension planning contract

CHICAGO Transit Authority (CTA) has approved a $US 38.3m contract with T Y Lin International Great Lakes to provide planning and preliminary engineering services for an extension to the 35.5km Red Line.

February 12, 2020 | Financial

EIB to help fund Egyptian rail projects

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide up to €2.7m to help fund two Egyptian rail projects.

February 12, 2020 | Freight

Aurizon reports solid half year results

AUSTRALIAN freight operator Aurizon has reported a 12% increase in underlying half-yearly Ebit to $A 456m ($US 307.4m) for the first six months of the 2019-20 financial year, up from $A 406m for the previous comparable period.

February 11, 2020 | High-speed

British government issues HS2 green signal to proceed

FOLLOWING weeks of speculation, the British government has finally reaffirmed its commitment to HS2, the project to build a new 338km dedicated high-speed network between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

February 11, 2020 | Freight

Transport Canada orders speed restriction following second oil train fire

TRANSPORT Canada has imposed a speed restriction on freight trains carrying dangerous goods after a second unexplained derailment and rupture-caused explosive fire of a crude oil train in Guernsey, Saskatchewan, on February 6.

February 11, 2020 | Metros

Work to resume on São Paulo metro Line 6-Orange

THE government of the state of São Paulo announced on February 7 that construction will resume on metro Line 6-Orange this year after deciding to proceed with an offer from Acciona, Spain, to continue the project.

February 11, 2020 | Europe

Storm force winds disrupt railways across Europe

RAIL services in Britain and Ireland were disrupted by storm force winds of up to 156km/h on February 9 and 10 as Storm Ciara, the worst in seven years, battered the two countries. The intense low-pressure system crossed the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico and continued past the British Isles to northwestern Europe where German forecasters named it Storm Sabine.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

SJ and Vy win Swedish night train contracts

TRAFIKVERKET has awarded Swedish passenger operator SJ and Norwegian operator Vy contracts to operate overnight trains in Sweden.

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