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January 24, 2020 | Fleet

First Amtrak Acela Express train rolls off Alstom production line

INITIAL testing has started at Alstom’s plant in Hornell, New York state, of the first of 28 Accela Express high-speed trains for Amtrak.

January 24, 2020 | High-speed

National Audit Office reveals uncertainty over HS2 costs

A report on High Speed 2 (HS2), published on January 24 by Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO), says there is huge uncertainty around the Department for Transport’s (DfT) latest estimate of the cost of HS2.

January 23, 2020 | Podcasts

Rail Group on Air Podcast: Virgin’s Orlando Extension; new NRC Chairman Hansen

Listen to the newest Podcast from RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson.

January 23, 2020 | Fleet

DB Cargo awards contract to Toshiba for hybrid locomotives

GERMAN Rail’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo has placed an order with Toshiba, Japan, for 50 hybrid locomotives. DB will also rent another 50 locomotives.

January 23, 2020 | Europe

Birmingham Airport and Midlands Connect partner to improve rail links

BIRMINGHAM Airport and Midlands Connect have signed a collaboration agreement to improve road and rail access to the airport.

January 23, 2020 | Metros

Work to start on São Paulo Line 2-Green extension

THE governor of the state of São Paulo, Mr João Doria, and the secretary of metropolitan transport, Mr Alexandre Baldy, issued a service order on January 17 for the immediate start of works to extend Metro Line 2-Green.

January 23, 2020 | Financial

Bombardier and Alstom believed to be in merger talks

EXPLORATORY discussions are believed to be underway regarding a proposed merger between Bombardier Transportation and Alstom according to a report by Bloomberg on January 21.

January 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Ricardo to provide system engineering support for Seoul Great Train eXpress project

SG Rail, the special purpose company designing, financing and building Seoul’s Great Train eXpress (GTX) high-speed regional rail network, has appointed Ricardo to provide system engineering support during construction of GTX Line A.

January 22, 2020 | Policy

British government prepares contingency plans for South Western Railway

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, told parliament on January 22 that while South Western Railway (SWR) is still meeting its financial commitments under its franchise agreement, contingency plans are being drawn up in case it fails.

January 22, 2020 | Metros

Capacity on Toulouse metro Line A expanded

TOULOUSE transport authority Tisséo has begun operating higher-capacity services on metro Line A following the “My Line A in XXL” project to increase capacity from 220,000 passengers a day to 400,000.

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