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January 29, 2020 | Financial

Britain’s Northern franchise to enter public ownership

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, has confirmed that the Northern passenger franchise will enter public ownership on March 1, transferring control from Arriva Rail North and ending weeks of speculation over the troubled operation.

January 29, 2020 | Metros

European ticketing associations to merge, combining standards

TWO European ticketing associations, Calypso Networks Association (CNA) and OSPT Alliance, are to merge to drive global adoption of open ticketing standards.

January 29, 2020 | Signalling

PTC rollout 98% complete across US Class 1 railways

POSITIVE Train Control (PTC) was in operation across 98.5% of the required United States Class 1 infrastructure at the end of 2019, according to statistics released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

January 29, 2020 | Main line

Mexico’s Mayan Train project construction set to start in April

CONSTRUCTION of the first 951km phase of Mexico’s Mayan Train project is set to begin in April after the government revealed the tendering process for the controversial scheme.

January 29, 2020 | Australia/NZ

New Zealand to invest $US 700m in rail network

NEW Zealand’s prime minister, Ms Jacinda Ardern, has announced a $NZ 1.1bn ($US 717.6m) investment in rail as part of a $NZ 6.8bn transport infrastructure investment plan.

January 28, 2020 | Technology

JR East set to roll out new Shinkansen catenary system

EAST Japan Railway Company (JR East) has released details of a new catenary system, which the railway is set to install on sections of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen beginning this year.

January 28, 2020 | Metros

Stadler wins Tyne and Wear Metro fleet contract

NEXUS, the local transport authority owner and operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro in northeast England, has selected Stadler to supply and maintain 42 new five-car articulated light metro trains worth £300m and build a new £70m depot.

January 28, 2020 | High-speed

Coronavirus: China National Railway cuts services and Hong Kong set to halt cross-border traffic

CHINA National Railway (CR) has introduced a five-step plan to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus including cancelling more than 250 services as Hong Kong’s government announced plans on January 28 to limit cross-border rail crossings from mainland China from midnight on January 30.

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain launches line and station reopening initiative

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated an initial £500m to a new scheme to reopen lines and stations, the British government announced on January 28.

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Portugal awards new line construction contract

INFRASTRUCTURE Portugal has awarded a €46.6m contract for the construction of a new 20.5km line between Évora North and Freixo as part of the future South International Corridor to Spain.

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