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January 14, 2020 | Locomotives

MÁV-Start launches tender for 115 new locomotives

HUNGARIAN state passenger operator MÁV-Start invites bids for a framework contract to supply 115 electric locomotives, along with spare parts, auxiliary equipment, maintenance and staff training.

January 14, 2020 | Main line

Czech Republic tests 200km/h operation

CZECH infrastructure manager Správa Železnic (SŽ), formerly known as Správa Železniční Dopravní Cesty (SŽDC), is undertaking 200km/h test operation with ETCS on the Vranovice - Břeclav section of the Prague - Vienna/Bratislava main line.

January 14, 2020 | Light Rail

Chinese to build and operate first Bogota LRT line

CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CECC) has won a Pesos 3600bn ($US 1.1bn) contract to design, build, operate and maintain a 39.5km commuter light rail line linking Bogotá with Sabana de Occidente.

January 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Graz-Köflacher network to be electrified

GRAZ-Köflacher Rail (GKB) has announced plans to electrify its 91km network which stretches from Graz to Köflach and Wies-Eibiswald in Styria, Austria.

January 13, 2020 | Fleet

New British fleets undergo testing in Velim

TWO manufacturers have begun testing new fleets bound for Britain on the two test circuits at the VUZ train test centre at Velim, in the Czech Republic.

January 13, 2020 | Metros

Singapore opens first Thomson-East Coast Line stations

SINGAPORE opened three metro stations on the first section of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) on January 10, ahead of the launch of full operation on January 31.

January 13, 2020 | Fleet

EIB backs Naples fleet replacement

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €68m to Volturno Autonomous Body (EAV) to support the purchase of 40 new EMUs to operate on the 950mm-gauge Circumvesuviana network around Naples.

January 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bart to award Hitachi STS $US 798m CBTC contract

THE board of Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has approved the award of a $US 798m contract to Hitachi Rail STS, United States, to install Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) on the 195km metro network.

January 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Varberg Tunnel design contract awarded

SNC-Lavalin group subsidiary Atkins has been awarded a contract to deliver detailed design and construction support for the 3.1km Varberg tunnel in Sweden, as part of the project to double-track the 300km West Coast Line between Gothenburg and Lund.

January 10, 2020 | Fleet

Iran focuses on domestic fleet production

IRANIAN transport and urban development minister, Mr Mohammad Eslami, says Iran Railways (RAI) expects to receive “300 new domestically-manufactured wagons and locomotives” by March 19, the end of the Iranian calendar year.

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